Beautiful Bamyan

We went on a 6 days trip to Bamyan. Loic had to work 3 days, but besides that it was pure relaxation! Bamyan is an 8 hour ride from Kabul (on very bumpy roads). But it was amazing. The landscape was absolutely beautyful. And the weather was perfect; clear blue sky.

The Buddhas of Bamyan

Our hotel (The roof of Bamyan) was perfectly located. Here we are on the roof of the hotel enjoying the morning tea in front of the Buddhas (that are no longer there, unfortunately). They vere bombed by the Taliban in 2001. The sight is still amazing though.

Ea on trip with Phil and Mike

Loic had to work and I spent the day with two gyus from Channel 4. We met at our hotel and they vere making a documentary about the show called Afghan Star (Afghanistans American Idol). The show had reached the finals, and one of the finalist was from Bamyan. So we drove around the city and interviewed locals about the show. Here a boy on a donkey...

Band-e-Amir lakes

We vent to the Band-e-Amir lakes about 3 hours (also on very bumpy roads) from Bamyan. It was a fantastic place. The nature there was stunning!! We had a nice picknic and relaxed in the sun for a couple of hours, before driving back.

Humajoun and Miles

We went on a trip one day with a bunch of people. We drove in a car with Humajoun and Miles, two great gyus. Here we have a break, hanging out on a tank left in the roadside (a sight you see very often i Afghanistan)

New Year

New year is comming soon here in Kabul. The 21st of March we will enter the year 1387 (the Persian calendar).

We are making a calendar for the Civil Service Commission, and therefore we took a lot of pictures of the staff of the Commission. In one of them I was asked to join. So that is what you see on this picture: Ea with the Civil Service Commission; the white one in the background. Funny, ha?

If you look closer here, you will see the dead goat at the feet of the horses. The riders gather around it. As soon as one of them manages to grab the goat the others will chase him, and try to take it from him. It is actually quite difficult to understand what it is happening during the game.