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A border of over 3,000 km and only one crossing? Yes, it is possible, between India and Pakistan. These two countries, which do not have particularly good relations, maintain only one land border crossing located in the state of Punjab, which is also divided between the two feuding neighbors. The crossing itself is located on the Indian side near the village of Attari, about 30 km from Amritsar, a city of one million people. On the other side, it is only 25 km to Lahore, which is the second largest city in Pakistan with its 13 million inhabitants.

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You won't see a flag-lowering ceremony on the India-Pakistan border anywhere. You can at the Wagah crossing. You walk there, and a single bus service runs between nearby Lahore and Delhi once a day. Otherwise, no vehicles. Both the Indian and Pakistani flags are lowered daily around 5:00 AM.

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The border is between Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan. It is a bit of a walk from the parking lot to the grandstand. The event is free.

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The border crossing is open daily until 4 p.m. After the ceremony it remains closed overnight

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This event is a must-see. It only happens once in the world

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Mohenjo-daro meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men' is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2500 BCE, it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization also known as the Harappan Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico. With an estimated population of at least 40,000 people, Mohenjo-daro prospered until around 1700 BCE. Mohenjo-daro was the most advanced city of its time, with remarkably sophisticated civil engineering and urban planning. When the Indus civilization went into sudden decline around 1900 BCE, Mohenjo-daro was abandoned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro

The King Faisal Mosque is National Mosque of Pakistan and the largest Mosque of South Asia. The Faisal Mosque takes its name from the donor: Sheikh or King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. He had it built in the 80s as a gift to Pakistan as a national mosque. Completed in 1986. It is the 5th largest mosque in the world with a total area of 130,000 square meters. Up to 300,000 believers can be accommodated here. I probably experienced around 100,000 today (high number because of Friday prayers and Ramadan). It's unbelievable how calm and serene people are looking for parking spaces in endless queues before Friday prayers, making a pilgrimage there and returning after prayers. No angry looks or words, no rush, no nervousness. We could take a look... Unfortunately, I did not manage to step inside the mosque with its blue sky. Because of the large number of people, I would have had to wait about an hour before I could enter the main building. That was too long, we still had hundreds of kilometers to go to Gujranwala, and we still wanted to see the best vantage point in town: "Daman-e-Koh".

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Masherbrum, formerly known as K1, is in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. At 7,821 m it rises between Baltistan in the south and the Baltoro Glacier in the north. Masherbrum is the highest peak in the ridge south of the Baltoro Glacier and belongs to the so-called "Little Karakoram". From its southwest face, the Masherbrum Glacier flows south to the Hushe Valley. The southeast side of the mountain drains via the Gondogoro Glacier, which begins further east at Gondogoro La and also flows to the Hushe Valley. West, northwest, and northeast faces feed Liligo, Mandu, and Yermanendu glaciers, which flow north to the Baltoro Glacier. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masherbrum

Taxila, the "City of Stones," was once a flourishing city along the trade routes of Central Asia, mentioned in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana for its wealth and magnificence. Its strategic position has made it vulnerable to conquest. In 326 BCE Alexander the Great entered the city with his armies and was greeted by King Ambhi. The Greeks lauded the city as the "greatest of all the cities" in the area. Alexander annexed the area as part of his enormous kingdom, but his weak successors were unable to hold on to the prize. In 300 BCE Taxila was conquered by the Mauryan Empire of India under Chandragupta. Taxila served as the capital of India's western province. Taxila's downfall came in the 5th century CE when the White Hun hordes sacked the area, destroying monasteries and looting the city's treasures. When the famous Chinese Pilgrim monk Hsuan Tsang visited the area in the 7th century (while looking for Buddhist Sutras), he described it by saying "monasteries are half ruined. The country is depopulated and now a dependency of Kashmir." https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/cid/101/pakistan/taxila https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila

The Kalasha people have no written records about their ancestors and origins, but their oral history bears the marks of having Hellenic roots. There is no proven record. A legend is that Alexander the Great passed through this region and made a Hellenic outpost here during his great expedition to the Far East in the 4th century B.C. Apparently the charm of scenery pervaded by the fragrance of grapes and flowers enchanted many of his soldiers. Today, the Kalasha people are an endangered language and culture community and have dwindled to less than 4,000 members. They are the last remaining ancient animist tribe who live in the wilderness of the northern Himalayan region of the Hindu Kush Mountains on the boarder of Pakistan with Afghanistan. The Kalasha valleys of Bumburet (Mumuret), Rumbur (Rukmu) and Birir (Biriu) lie approximately 35 km south of Chitral town. Bumburet is the largest of the Kalasha valleys. With its sparkling streams, shady meadows, groves of mulberry, apricot and walnut trees, wide mountain vistas and yellow and green fields, it is thought by any to be the most beautiful. https://kalashaheritage.org/kalashavalleys/

Sateen Jo Aastan is located on the left bank of the Indus River near Rohri Town opposite of Sukkur City. According to folklore Sateen Jo Aastan is the resting place for the Seven Sisters - beautiful unmarried women who resided here and veiled themselves from all males. For the fear of a tyrannical raja they disappeared, possibly in a cave in the side of a hill. However, this is the burial place of a ruler from Sukkur, Mir Abu Al-Qasim Namkeen (1553). The tomb complex was ordered to be built by him and constructed in the ochre stone. The famous blue tiles of Sindh were used to enhance the aesthetic impact. https://heritage.eftsindh.com/districts/sukkur/sateen-jo-aastan.php

Badshahi mosque is one of the few significant architectural monuments built during Emperor Aurangzeb's long rule from 1658 to 1707. It is presently the fifth largest mosque in the world and was indisputably the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 when the Faisal Mosque was constructed in Islamabad. Although it was built late in the Mughal era in a period of relative decline, its beauty, elegance, and scale epitomize Mughal cultural achievement like no other monument in Lahore. The red sandstone used in the mosque was quarried near Jaipur in Rajasthan (in present-day India). The whole courtyard can accommodate up to 55,000 worshippers. https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/568/pakistan/lahore/badshahi-mosque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque

Today I had a wonderful restaurant experience: the Chahaar Bagh in Gujranwala, with Rooftop Terrace. Even more than the rooftop terrace - or one of the restaurant rooms inside - you will enjoy the delicious food from a menu with ample choices. Since I don't understand most of the terms for local food I trusted my friends and the friendly waiter. I ended up with fried fish in a chili sauce, along with vegetables and a small portion of mashed potatoes. Although I was a little bit afraid of the chili, it was just the right amount for my palate: spicy but not too hot. The drink I adore here is called MINT MARGERITA. It's a mix of crushed mint leaves, lemon juice and Sprite, with a slice of lemon on top. - I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. :-) I asked what Chahaar Bagh means: Bagh is "garden", and Chahaar seems to be just a name.

I found it very interesting to visit this typical Punjabi Brick Factory. First because brick is a very important construction material all around the world. But second, because here you see bricks everywhere. In transport all the time on the road, on differnt vehicles: from push carts and rickshaws to horse carriages and large trucks. I also saw roadside dealers selling bricks in relatively small quantities. Here I was shown how they first form the bricks, then dry the material in the sun and finally put it into the furnace - using coal - to finish it at temperatures between 1,000 and 1,500 degrees C. The building around this very large super-hot furnace is also made of brick. When you stand on it you can even look through a small hole into the chamber. It's terribly hot up there. Just imagine if you have to work there with outside temperatures, in summer, of up to 45 degrees... Then they store them and make them available to customers from small to large.