morning let's talk about peshawar now this is the capital of khyber pakhtunkhwa
a province in pakistan and it's actually one of the most underrated cities in the entire
country it has beautiful buildings not just from mughal era but also
from the colonial era like for example islamia college which i will show you
it's not the safest place in pakistan especially if you're a foreigner
so i would highly recommend that you get a guide or you come with someone or you find someone
local here who knows the people and the language because that will make your life much much easier
but on the other side people here are known for their hospitality pathans are the most amazing
friendliest most hospitable people i think on the entire planet if they call you a friend
they actually do mean it and they will go out of their way i mean honestly they will go to
any lands to make sure that you're safe so make some local friends that will really help you
the food is very different here you should definitely try some of the regional food
i will show you a couple of spots at least you shouldn't miss those and
for the rest of the city let's go explore it i'm not gonna bore you with like how to do it
or what's there to see so the first stop to make is this attock bridge now you can see two rivers
meeting right behind me the blue one is mighty indus and the brown one is kabul now sadly indus is
not that much in flow because of a dam that was built but it's still a beautiful spot to stop at
now sadly you cannot visit it i found this problem not only with this fort but the two others
that are in peshawar jamrud fort and bala hisar fort they've been taken over by pakistan army
and because of security reasons people are no longer allowed to visit
that is a real shame because i really wanted to see these buildings
and unfortunately there's nothing i can do about that or you can unless you know someone in army
so the best way and the more fun way is actually going through
the grand trunk road or the gt road as it is called here now the second one is to stop at
nashara so when you're going through the main city you will be able to see a beautiful pink
building that's almost an art nouveau style on the right hand side so keep a lookout for that
i'm heading to khyber pass or bab e khyber which is sort of the gateway to peshawar from afghanistan
it's gonna take us about 40 minutes to an hour because it was quite busy at karjana market
welcome to peshawar the wild wild west of pakistan
is a speciality of peshawar and you cannot just not do it you have to eat it when you come to
peshawar and this is one of the oldest places to get the best kebabs this is
an institution in peshawar if you have to try chablis about it this is the place to come
and this is the speciality of the place it's literally not much here other than this
i'm gonna go finish this and i'll see you in a bit show you the rest of the show
oh and by the way don't drink any soft drinks with this only get off green tea after this
otherwise you're gonna get stuck in your esophagus
i am at islamia college one of the most spectacular and beautiful british era buildings
in the entire city of peshawar or even kpk it is grand and it is really well maintained and it is
a functioning educational institution i really love the building let's go explore it a bit more
and the best time to come here is the golden hour the sunset
this is and it's in the southern area in peshawar now i've been to peshawar
before but i'd never heard of it and i've never visited before so this is a really nice pleasant
surprise and it's a really really beautiful mosque that's really well preserved as well
this is the best way to go around the shower it's really really fun
and this is the epicenter of what the city used to be in all the time
so from here around there are different branches which lead to different bazaars like qissa khwani
ever bazaar shinwari bazaar all of these different areas i'll show you some of those but when you
stand here don't just look at this look around you and there are so many beautiful buildings and
they might not be visible on the first floor from the ground floor but if you look above
these are remnants of good times when peshawar was a more liberal city and this was the center
of the city and this is where all the luxury life happened i'm just happy they're still
here as a rem as a reminder i'm just sad that they're not in a very good shape let's go see
some more the place i was at before is yadgar chalk and this is the gun or the clock tower
we continue on
the historic street or bazaar kalon as it is known here is a great place to walk along it
was recently renovated by the city of peshawar as a cultural hub it's not in a great shape
either but it is the best place in the old city to see great architecture in one spot
so i'm at seti house it is in a specific area probably one of the most beautiful areas and even
when you get here there are a lot of these really old style beautiful balconies you can see so it
doesn't look much from outside but i promised good things inside so let's go without wasting time
all right so i'm sitting at nissan and this is one of the oldest places to have great food in
peshawar but you know you need to do a couple of things one they make everything absolutely
fresh so you actually need to order your own cuts of meat and then they start preparing
so it usually takes about an hour but if it's busy it could be an hour and a half secondly
you won't find any plates here because you're supposed to eat everything communally
so i'm gonna go finish all of this food i'll try honestly and then i'll show you the rest of the peshawar
is a 17th century mughal era beautiful mosque which is actually one of the most beautiful
mosques in the entire country it is extensively and richly decorated in its main prayer hall
during my visit the exterior was being renovated but
just visiting the main prayer hall is an absolute pleasure for all senses
qissa khwani bazar is one of the oldest and the busiest spots in the old city of peshawar
this is not a single place but a labyrinth of small narrow streets which will show you
a lot and while you're passing through it don't forget to look up for the beautiful balconies
that is all from peshawar but before going i have to eat some cobbly polaw because no
visit to peshawar is complete without it if you haven't already do subscribe like
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