Over dinner we discussed the fact that we were going to have to cut a day off the resort stay here. We had planned for two full days but as it turned out the Babusar Pass was still closed due to snow. Instead of a short 8 hour ride to get to the Hunza Valley we were going to have to take a two...
After, we all hit the Naran Bazaar for a bit of shopping. Walking along the street Elizabeth and I spotted a man carrying a cage with 3 chickens in it on his shoulder. Beenish and Iffat found a shop they wanted to try so we all went inside. While they shopped Beth and I watched the show. It's...
We loaded back up into the Jeeps, switching it up a little bit, with Rizwan, Ali and Hadiqa joining Elizabeth and I for the ride down. It was just as rough and bouncy as the way up. The drivers still passing each other as they could. With arms and legs and butts sore from bouncing down the...
It Certainly looks like the same viewpoint! I'm not sure what Umar's Cadet School was called, or what it is now as he said the military school moved after he was finished. Are you there now? It was late May and June for us. Pakistan is amazingly beautiful.
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We “hiked” along the path stopping for photos of the lake and several moments of comic relief video of American tourists vs Pakistani tourist seeing the amazing sights. Hadiqa and Sabrina wanted to have a snowball fight so we all went off through the snowfields to find a piece of snow without...
Sitting in the cool spring air at a hefty 10,500 feet elevation, Saif ul Maluk is a sight to behold. A truly breathtaking sight even with the hundreds of people forming the crowd along the shoreline and in the small bazaar. Once again, everywhere we turned there was someone hawking something...
We made it into Naran on the backside of the bazaar streets, and poured out of the bus onto the street among a long line of jeeps. Rizwan immediately began a short negotiation process, after explaining to us that we would all fit in 2 jeeps and they would take us to the lake. Our treat for...
After the big breakfast we all loaded into the bus and drove down the valley to Naran. The consensus was to stop where the snowmelt flowed across the road and enjoy the cool morning air and touch the icy cold waters. As luck would have it another herd of sheep happened to be crossing shortly...
Another three hours and we were on a narrow, winding mountain road. I sadly couldn't see the view as it was after midnight, but out the front windshield things were getting interesting. The driver slowed to a stop, in front of us was a torrent of water cutting through a snowbank. The snow was...
We had some tea (or Coca Cola!) at the Cafe de Murree (established in Covid) to fortify us for the bus ride up to Naran.
For the drive back to the bus, we hired an open air buggy. As we were piling in and waiting to drive off, Beth and I noticed for the first time that people in the crowd were...
Umar and his family wanted to give us a taste of Pakistan's street bazaars so we stopped outside of Murree. Within a few moments talking to one of the many drivers awaiting customers we all crammed ourselves into two very tiny vans. These are frequently the taxi cab of choice, but they are not...
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We rested the day after the hospital event, Madeline especially needed a day to sleep and get a little more back to normal. In the evening we experienced our first big rainstorm in Islamabad. Thunder and lightning and the smell of rain filled the air.
Back home we would have called...
We stopped for a light lunch on the way home and spent a quiet evening resting up. I know I was still lagging from the flight over. Beth and I went to bed fairly early and slept well. Well, we slept until 2:24AM that is. My phone rang, it was Umar. Madeline was having bouts of stomach pain...
As we toured the grounds, Madeline was feeling less and less well. She and a few of our family sat in the shade of a huge Banyan tree and rested. We thought it was just the heat getting to her, as she's been living in an area of California that has extremely moderate temperatures.
After the...
The next morning, the gas was still on! I was able to light the stove and heat water for coffee! Oh, Happy Day! While I was at it made some Parathas with fried eggs for breakfast. They were quite delish! Then Beth and I did a load of laundry. This is where I need to tell you about bathrooms...
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