11. Next stop Urumqi !
A bone grilling 48 hours journey from
Shanghai, of which all tickets were booked
and i got a seating ticket =(
But soon I gave up my seat for an old lady standing next to me.
12. Crawled up in 2 by 4
foot space on a long
journey up north-
west China. Cannot
get any better than
this =)
13. The Journey was filled with amazing scenery. Here the
train passing by the . True to its name !
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16. After a stay of one day in Urumqi I
was scheduled to take train for
Kashghar.
Everything was on time I set off for
train station an hour before.
Arrived at the station but LATE.
If it wasn’t for the heavy traffic I
would be on my way.
And next train is tomorrow.
Oops !
17. Wondering what to do I took out my
iphone and searched for a sight seeing
destination. And this is the place I
found.
Thank God I missed that train !
26. I left Kashgar after a
day of stay and took a
bus for Tashkurgun. On
my way, I made a stop
on a place called Lake
Karakul.
It was real calm and
peaceful there. In the
night it was pitch dark
and the only thing
visible were Moon and
Stars.
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30. # FACT FILE
Mt. Muztagh Ata is no# 43 on the list of
highest mountains.
31. From Lake Karakul I had to hire a car for
Tashkurgan county.
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33. From Tashkurgan
Karakorum highway
connected China to
Pakistan via
Khujerab Pass.
I had to take a bus
ride to reach
Pakistani side of the
town called Sost, a
scenic 5 hours
journey.
35. # FACT FILE
Due to the difficult conditions in which highway was
constructed, it is also referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the
World.
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39. Now I reached the
Pakistani side of
town called Sost.
Here I had to go
through immigration
and customs.
40. From Sost town I took a van for further
travel. But before I reach Hunza Valley I
had to cross a lake which took surprising 2
hours to reach the other side. The Lake was
called Attabad Lake.
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42. # FACT FILE
The Lake was created in January 2010 by a landslide and
is up to 20 km long and 100 meters deep.
43. After I reached Hunza
valley. I had to stay
there for 2 nights due
to landslide resulting in
road blockage.
The stay was worth it.
The place of my stay at Hunza Valley