Pamir 4 - Karakol to Sary Tash and Osh

The last part of the Pamir highway brings last wonderful views of the mountains, too many checkpoints and border controls (including emptying all luggage 3 times as this is a famous drug route out of Afghanistan) and wonderful Kyrgyz yurts with horses in front. Osh isn't really a big city but after the Pamir it feels like heaven. A warm shower, a real bed, your own room, shops and restaurants and even media to update you (although the news were rather bad - Switzerland was already out of the EURO). There is delicious bread and dumplings, omnipresent "mineral water" boxes where you can get a drink on the street and a lot of the traditional hats.

Pamir 4 - Karakul to Sary Tash and Osh