'Pindi - where horse drawn carts share the road with cyclists and cars - note the taxi at far left - much time was to be spent in these in Gilgit.
'Interesting' town - all Pakistanis wear the Shalwar Qamis - I was going to buy one for traveling until I saw them - not my style! Saw my first mozzie and ran for the deet - not seen one since, room still smells of petrol or something - not nice! Looked at maps whilst drinking coke under the hotel shared seating area - smell of drains made me feel queezy. Re-confirmed flight which is good - booked van to Gilgit too.
Still worried about journey back - guess it will plague my trip!
17 hour drive to Gilgit - oh the joy! - an endurance test this!
My phone works! will call Helen later and hide the full horror!
Slowly starting to adjust to squalor - the toilet reminds me of Papillons cell but apparently we are lucky to have a normal bog and paper - public toilet at airport was a 'squatter' and a tap! washed my hands after that I can tell you!
Ate a really nice fresh mango - feeling much better - who knows what tonights food will do to me? Dreading having to travel with the shits!
Just phoned Helen - really lifted me up - miss her badly - looking forward to having had the adventure and getting home - should be wild!
Footnotes:
Paranoia about malaria in Pakistan had me taking anti malaria pills a few weeks before the trip and during some of the trip. I hardly saw a mozzie at all - even in the foothills by the water. No one else in the trip had taken malaria pills - I was the 'most prepared' (paranoid) with regards to that aspect.
Culture shock is clearly still evident - looking at the picture now the place looks fantastic - not the place of my ill formed first impressions
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