After working on some background designs, we head over to Shalmi, the wholesale market near the old city. I heard that there were theater lights available there. We walked around and asked about lights. There were some lighting shops, but in terms of theater lights, it took a lot of explaining and then being sent off in random directions to see what was there. I think I did find the lights people were referring to, but what I needed was a backdrop. Still, it is so hard to find things and get proper directions here, that when you do end up somewhere, you might as well make a note of what they sell there for future reference.Next we walked through some crazy traffic to get to Gawal Mandi, or food street to grab a bite to eat. Nisbat rd, where the camera shops are, is right there, so we walked over and got some information about backdrop stands there. Once again, a lot of explaining, and being sent all over yielded few results. One shop had light stands, so that was an option. They had locally made ones that were almost half the price, but they did not fold down as small and seemed heavier. The Chinese ones looked like they could fit in my suitcase. I’ll have to transport all this stuff after all.We walked through this extremely creepy building with half built stairs to get to another place that made backdrops. I figured if they made them, they might have a frame to hang them from. It turned out that they make interesting pieces out of foam. They had brick walls, large wooden looking doors, all painted and carved from some kind of foam. It was pretty cool actually. They did not have the stands I needed, but showed me what they could order from a catalogue.By this point we were quite tired. The heat is brutal and it’s just really tough to get information and find things. We head back and rested. At night I discussed some of the backdrop options. It was really good to brainstorm with Umar and Imran to figure out a good solution. We think I could build the setup with the light stands which would let me lower and raise the backgrounds, some pieces of pvc pipe and velcro. Ok, I guess I will go back to Nisbat again tomorrow.