DAY 80 - KABUL

80) THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1977 : 0KMS. - KABUL

KABUL is like some other capital cities in general, there were not many really interesting or nice places to visit, except the people and shops .  In fact,  it is not as big as I thought, like my first impression when we arrived here at night yesterday.

KABUL - Photo : allfamouswonders.com / Bing images search

In the morning we went to the bazaar, there were carpets  and blue stone “Lapis Lazuli”, which should be of more interest than anything else because AFGHANISTAN, particularly  KABUL  is the main source for Lapis Lazuli. 
 

Kabul bazaar - Photo : nasim frekat / fakrat.org (Google images search)

These blue stones are made as beautiful  jewelries  and in other forms  like brooches, pills or jewelry boxes . Stone pieces with  dark blue colors are beautiful and costly but the rare stone pieces with dark blue color and traces of gold are the most expensive.  I have been told that the source of Lapis Lazuli was usually found in the same area with gold ore.

Lapiz Lazuli precious stones - Photo : ridderborg.se / Google images search

In the evening  we went for walking around  near the bazaar. There were kebab shops and a cinema  in the area, where we got acquainted with HARUN, a high school student in KABUL.  He was  learning German lessons at the Goethe Institute and  volunteered to take us around  KABUL tomorrow.                       

 

Cinema in KABUL - Photo : nbcnews.com / Google images search