Sweet fruits of Band-e-Amir
Poetry contests. Picnics complete with pomegranate and mulberry juice, sweet melons and grapes. Cotton and barley. Sheep farming. Is this what you imagine when you think of Afghanistan?
Well it's a reality: Afghanistan is a beautiful country with a list of amazing things like gorgeous clothing, culture and peaceful farming. Now you can add 2 things to that: an endangered species list and a National Park. Called Band-e-Amir. Look at the BBC photo - have you ever seen a lake so blue?
Add also to that Afghanistan's first endangered species list. Put forth by NEPA, it will be the first list the nation has put out that bans the hunting and harvesting of rare wildlife - included on the list are the saker falcon, the snow leopard and the Afghan snow finch, a bird found only in the Hindu Kush mountain range.
Check out the story on the Band-e-Amir park. If you can stand the bumpy train ride, it sounds like it could be one of the most beautiful places in the world. On Fridays a pedalo man will take you on a ride across the lake in a swan-shaped boat. If there are enough people they will even cook a lamb for the visitors.
Barbecues, boats on a lake, sweet fruit and barley. I can't imagine a more lovely picnic. Yes, in Afghanistan. I would love to go - or at least send them money to make this park a success.
What about it, Voxters? Would you go?
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Your friend sounds amazing. I love henna tatoos - it's a summer tradition for me. How funny too because I lived with a hydrologist in Maine - her fiance was from India and he made the most incredible flatbread (actually he toasted it on the oven, not sure exactly what is was) - we ate them for breakfast. Yum.
Pakistan has sand cats - I've always dreamed of studying them.
I would totally go - to be honest I would be mostly terrified of the train ride! I'm afraid of heights. But wow, what a view.
No - and that's a great point. The article did say it was in a peaceful region. If I remember correctly, it is also in a poverty stricken region where families literally live in caves. They sure could use some tourism.
The saker falcon is really interesting - I didn't have time to post about him but I will add a link!
Great information. I did not know any of this about Afghanistan!
I sure hope their efforts are a success!
I think we would feel much better about our world as a whole if the media wasn't always horror mongering.
Absolutely!! Liberals and conservatives are fighting but do we ever question the media like Fox or ABC who are screeching hysteria and setting everyone off for ratings??
Beautiful post.
LMAO I'm starting to feel the same way!!! :D
I'm lucky to have neighbors who can see the beauty in Afghanistan. Thank you. ;)