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The guest house was directly in centre of Bamiyan. It had a balcony with views over the high street.
Shortly afterwards we were served kebobs, a plate of salad each, and fresh bread. Kebobs here are served in skewers. On each skewer, there are two pieces of meat, sandwiching a piece of animal fat. The Afghans themselves eat all, the foreigners always leave the fat.
The high-street consisted of 2 km of basic ramshackle shops. It reminded me a bit of old cowboy movie towns in the "wild west".
We took off from the Quala at 5:30. Reza drove as fast as he could to save the day. We arrived in Bamiyan at 12:30 and stopped at a guest house for some Kebob and green tea.
Since he started working with the foundation 4 years ago, Reza, a panj sheeri who was accompanying us, had made this trip 9 times. He knew the way and had decided to avoid the Wardak area because of security reasons. He also made it clear to us, that there was a stretch of Pashtoon villages, where we would not stop.
As we got closer to Bamiyan the mountains began to grow more impressive and we began to see more ice and snow on the mountains and in the valleys along the river. The snow water was as clear and freezing as it can get.
The little villages and farmlands along the way were just beginning to change their colours. The trees were beginning to wake up from their winter sleep. The landscape along the way was what I have come to identify as a typical Afghan landscape, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Although we experienced no incidents, the rough drive made me feel sick a few times. I had to ask Reza to stop so that I could recover. Otherwise, the trip was filled with laughter and music.
The road from Kabul to Bamiyan is mostly trough the mountains. Except for the first 45 minutes stretch the road is rough dirt through the valleys.
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