Sunday, July 29, 2007

The even lesser seen part of Bamiyan


The even lesser seen part of Bamiyan
Originally uploaded by gaikokujinkyofusho

Here is one of the many reasons it is good to not only have an Afghan with you but to have a Hazara Afghan (the ethnic group from the Bamiyan province, actually they are descendant from the Mongols) with you. Our driver was from the area and took us to a part of Band-e Amir which the few tourist that come there rarely see. I don’t think this picture does it justice, it was really beautiful and kind of reminded me of Yellowstone National park in the US.