I had a really good time in Pakistan despite having been quite
ill (from a bug I got in Turkey). I met some really good people and the locals
were probably the most hospitable I have met anywhere. There are interesting
spots all over the country but it is the people and the scenery that is the
best.
The Pakistani food is similar to Indian but the Chinese food in
Pakistan is often better than it is, in China. Many travellers found the
road side butchers slightly unhygienic, no problem if its cooked well though.
Karimabad (photo 1) is an attractive town in the north of the
country and is the only place in Pakistan I saw many tourists. In fact there
seemed to be more there than in the rest of the country put together. With
Rakaposhi (photo 1), one of the world's highest mountains looming over the town
it makes an attractive setting.
Some of the most spectacular mountains I have seen are in the
north of Pakistan. In Passu the Cathedral (photo 1) is an impressive jagged
mountain. This area has the highest concentration of over seven thousand metre
peaks in the world and is also the region with the highest concentration of
glaciers away from the poles. Examples of these are the Batura (photo 2) and
Passu (photo 3) glaciers. At some points there are precarious rope bridges
spanning wide gorges (photo 4), the wood boards apart from being quite spaced
out were often broken and rotten aswell.
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