Silk Road trip

Cities visited: Istanbul - Kyrgyzstan - China - Khunjerab Pass - Pakistan - India

Duration: days

Budget: 

Istanbul

Bishkek

We said goodbye to Interhouse and went directly to the Chinese embassy. We arrived before 9h30. Miss lui San was already there, 

Kashgar

Sun rises at 7h30. This morning I didn't feel so well, my belly was starting to tell me something was wrong. We left the guest house around 8 am to go to the bus station. The streets were empty. Everyone was sleeping, with the exceptions for those who clean the streets. It's amazing the garbage quantity these people throw to the street, kg of water melon peel. 

We arrived the bus station at 9h15 bought the tickets (55 Y). 

We met a French couple that is been traveling for 6 months now. They were going to a hike near Karakul lake.

Karakul lake in China

Taxkorgan pamir glacier. 

Taxkorgan

We were told to go to Costumes as soon as the sunrises. We arrive there at 9am. There was already line.
And we were again circus attractions. The majority of the pole pole that was going to Pakistan were students from Xi'an, shaanxi. 

While Luis went back to the city to withdraw money some of them start to make small talk. Were engineering students going back home for holidays - Islamabad and Lahore.


I passed costumes and, as expected Luis got problems. He was told that without visa to Pakistan he will not be aloud to go in. China could allow him to go out but it was is responsibility.


Because Luis had a single visa, once he was going out of china he will not be allowed to go back.


My advise, don't go. But he went.


We to a Bus to Sots, 225 Y. U


Again, a bed bus, completely full. But this time company was better and English spoken.


He played cards, we listened to music...

Khunjerab Pass

After almost 5 hours we a arrived a Natural Park were we had to do passport control and paid $8 each. 

After 6hous, Pakistan border. 

In 10 minutes I got my stamp, I was in Pakistan. M

Luis took a while, he was sent to a separate room, the guy from the trip, the one that sent the invitation letter sent his driver to pick Luis. 

But they were straight: "with no visa you are not allowed to enter Pakistan, you need to go back to china"

I told them - he can't go back to china, he has no visa. And I can't stay alone in Pakistan! I 

Then, the word that I was not expecting: deported! Luis was going to be deported to china. 

So, what to do. What we already discussed. If he had any Ptolemy I would follow. With this situation, I should go directly to Spanish embassy. 

So, I join the 3 best people (at least I tough they were) that we're going to take me to Islamabad, 

Ahmad Hossam, Shehroz Khan, Raheel Ahmad

KKH - 3 mountains: 

Van

Boat 

Van to guilgit crossing Hunza, with 18people. 

Night mini bus to Islamabad 

Day 10

crossing Beshan, Battagram, Hazara, Abowabae (bin laden) with 28 people

Arrived Islamabad around 5 pm

Invited to local's house

Dinner

Margalla Hills

Day 11

Heritage national museum

Visiting friends

Dinner

Day 12

Pakistan monument

Mountain muree

Dinner

Shopping traditional market

Day 13

Saying goodbye to friends

Islamabad - Lahore, 4,5h 750 ruppie

Received at family house. Ramadan ritual, praying and first meal. 

Go out

Tried Gol gappa

Dia 14

Wagah border cerimony

City tour: railway station, street food

Dia 15

Bis to India 2000 pak rup

The bus was escorted by Pakistani rangers till the border

India. Coming from Pakistan is better to have polio shot certificate. 

Indian police escorted us till Delhi and 2 police inside bus. 

Which included bkf (eggs and tea), lunch (buffet) and 5 o'clock tea. 

So, the trip was quit fast because traffic stopes to let our bus pass. 

Arrived Delhi. Starting paying the tuc-tuc taxi 200 rup to do 3,7 km. way too much!

The hostel was located in terrible zone. Small streets, propõe, tuc-tuc, bicycles and dogs everywhere. Every 100 m someone is sell him food: fried food everywhere, so the entire neighborhood smells like chamuca. 

What I liked most was I could find milkshake everywhere. I was still sick, so not on the mood to eat food and with all the temperature in India, all I wanted was a cold milk shake. Also because Pakistan, I've got addicted to mango's milkshake (but they were not as good as Hossam's)

Dia 16

Sightseeing

Dia 17

Taj-Mahal

6am: leaving the hostel, metro and rich metro staton Patel Chowk. 

On my day there I was such in a worry that I lost 1500 rup. Fortunately, someone came to return it to me. There is good people everywhere. 

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