Wednesday, January 04, 2012

[Pictorial] From Gilgit to Skardu and Shigar

The journey from Gilgit begins. A beautiful view of the Jalalabad village 

On the way to Skardu  
The road to Skardu runs along the bank of Indus river

Small and large village dot the mountains

The Baltis are industrious people who have planted trees and built terraced fields on land available to them

The Skardu Valley is vast and breathtaking, with the Indus river flowing through it

Magical moments of sunset at the Skardu Valley. The rock in middle of the valley is where the historic Kharpocho Fort is located

The journey to Shigar Valley 

The Shigar Valley is vast and exotic

Raja of the former state of Shigar

A view of the Shigar Valley 

Shigar Valley is vast, beautiful and home to the historic Shigar Fort

Deeper in the Skardu Valley, towards Tolti, a border post village, close to Indian occupied Kashmir

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