| Page Views: 5,454 Last Visit to Kabul: October, 2003 | Krazy for Kabul by Wanderboy43 - last update: Oct 20, 2004 |
The scene | Downtown Kabul, viewing the hillside. |
I arrived in Kabul from Peshawar, Pakistan. The trip over the Kyber Pass was great, but nothing compared to the mountain passes just before arriving in Kabul. I've done a separate travellog with some of the photos.
On my first evening, electricity went out various times. By 10p, the streets are pretty much deserted and my hotel was gated up.
On the second morning I walked around, and stopped for tea. In the back courtyard, 50 or so men we're yelling/cheering; turns out it was a cockfight.
There is definitely evidence that life here has not been the easiest as of late. Children and adults begging (and shop owners generally giving money to them). Lots of activity around the sale of basic stoves/fuel. No working street lights/crosswalks.
One highlight has been the incredible number of kites in the sky. |
|  | Downtown Kabul (17 Oct 03) It was great to walk around the city, watching the day to day life, and avoiding stepping in the drainage ditch between the road and sidewalk |
A third street scene (with chickens for sale) | | |
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| Pros: | "Signs of rebuilding. Friendly people, feels safe during the day" | | Cons: | "Many signs of destruction from the last decade, still not completely safe" | | In A Nutshell: | "Very interesting city; glad I went" |
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victorwkf Sat Aug 29, 2009 17:20 UTC
Great information and photos of Kabul, hopefully life will improve significantly for the Afghanistan people | bijo69 Tue Oct 5, 2004 22:10 UTC
Always very intersting to read about places where few people go. Thanks a lot! | Tijavi Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:01 UTC
This page deserves a 5-star rating not just for the helpful tips and colorful pics, but also for having the courage to visit this wonderful city. Wish I have your courageous and adventurous spirit, too. Thanks. | husain Tue Feb 17, 2004 06:00 UTC
very keen to see what kind of stuff they manage to put together for the museum... great page! |
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