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I'm taking you to Kabul Afghanistan we'll explore some secret places some delicious food and a lot of hidden gems let's start I just had my most surprising experience in Kabul and it is this Welcome to Kabul welcome to Afghanistan I'm here to explore this beautiful diverse country and I will show you everything you need to see and know about this place culturally let's start with kabul in the last video I showed you how and why I came to Afghanistan and now now that I have my paperwork sorted it is time to start exploring Kabul properly so I already went to the shrine of Saki on my first evening it's my second morning let's start I'm starting with mosque Abdul Rahman also called the Grand Mosque of Kabul it is located right in the middle of the ministry it's a little bit hard to film but I was really happy to go inside because it is beautiful it has three stories one is dedicated to women the main prayer Hall is quite simple but it's a grand imposing beautiful structure definitely worth a visit if you can I am right outside the restaurant now and it is time to go get some Kabul Pulao because I am starving time to introduce you to the best dish you will have in Kabul this is Kabul pulao also lovingly called this kabul so this is rice these are carrots raisins and you get small chunks of either beef or sheep meat and the best part of it is is actually made in fat um meat fat I love how different the taste is because you mix carrots raisins and meat and it just gives a little bit of a different flavor and all the plovs you will have in Central Asia even in Pakistan this is really unique I'm going to go finish all of this because I'm super hungry well see you in a bit so I am in the Flower Street and I found something amazing so this is the limousine rental version of Afghanistan so what happens is when someone gets married they either bring their own car to be decorated or these guys provide the car with the flowers and the driver so bride and groom can be happy you know that's why it's a limousine version of Afghanistan it's a fairly small street let me show you around and then we are going to the chicken street welcome to chicken street and unlike the name no one's selling any chickens here but not anymore it used to be the main center now it's a rather modern looking street that sells mostly antique so if you want to buy some jewelry actually do sell some really beautiful old jewelry let's go check it out and then we get to our next stop you can buy some beautiful carpets jewelry furniture everything here this is called a ghulail and this is the ancient weapon so you just go isn't oh how you use it two more amazing things that I discovered in chicken street number one this is a helmet and might look like a warrior's helmet at first this is actually for the brides so this part goes in front of the face on their wedding day so that no one sees their face and this is obviously from the older times and this is the second thing so these necklaces are pretty common especially with the nomadic people so when the coins started they were not so interested in the value of the coin the monetary value they were more happy with because they were shiny so they used this as jewelry instead you know where I've seen this happening in another part of the world Guatemala there people also used to do the same thing how cool is this stuff and there's so much more jewelry here to see and explore you need need to come to chicken street don't miss it I'm sitting somewhere I've been meaning to come for a very long time this is the Tomb of the first Mughal Emperor Baabar and his first name was Zahiruddin Babar he came from Central Asia passed through Kabul and then went on to rule the subcontinental India and form the Mughal Empire well he loved this place so much that he decided to come back and he wanted to be buried here now his it is a rather simple tomb and I say that because his great-grandson Shah Jahan build a Taj Mahal you know some of the tombs you will see in Lahore are way grander but this is simple it's elegant and its beautiful the park around is also really beautiful the actually closed it but I pleaded and they were nice enough to open it for me for 5 minutes let me show you around especially the view around here the sunset is beautiful oh I love this place and it is everything I ever imagined this is the Palace of the queen of Amin Abdul Rahman Khan sadly it's closed because I'm a little late it's time to eat again and this time I've come to try another specialty that you will find in Kabul shinwari so what happens is you come you will tell the guy what kind of meat you want they have the sheep hanging right in front of you they will prepare the meat it goes and they cook it for you fresh this is not something you want to eat in a haste takes about 30 to 40 minutes to prepare at the very least now they bring it to you fresh and they only bring it like this this is the karay and the best part is there's no plates everyone eats communally so you just take this and you start basically but do not drink any cold drinks with it because it's very meat heavy so drink some keva or some green tea and that will be absolutely divine no forks and knife either good morning I woke up excitedly and came to check out the latest edition on top things to do in Kabul sadly it's not there so this is the tallest flag pole and you get to see the new flag of Afghanistan on there but sadly it was dirty so they sent it for cleaning but it's not wasted because we came to the Wazir Hill and from here you get a beautiful 180° view of Kabul let me show you and then we move on to our next stop which is going to be beautiful mosque again right in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of Kabul I bring you to some place you can't enter if you're a non-muslim so this is Shah Shamshir and this is the oldest mosque in Kabul what I really liked driving around just saw it it's a very peculiar structure and it stands right in the middle of a road so you get to see it and you obviously look at it and I was told it's a mosque so I was quite intrigued and we came we had to get like some extra permission to come inside because it's not allowed for non-muslims but it is a beautiful mosque so the ground floor has beautiful really simple but elegant um decoration the ceiling is absolutely gorgeous and what I found quite interesting was the use of the color green when it came to the main Arch on the upper floor that green is entirely missing and you get to see all this woodwork so the ceiling on the ground floor is also really beautiful very intricate woodwork as well well let's enjoy it together do you want to see some more authentic travel guides while click on the Subscribe button and travel the world with me I just had my most surprising experience in Kabul and it is this the sauna I was not how does yeah it's a bit surprising that but it was so good the guy the masseuse was so amazing and I feel so relaxed now it is incredible they also have a huge swimming pool different like temperature pools they have a steam room they have a sauna they have a hair salon a gym they even have a kitty area I was really really really surprised but it is a really good experience and for 950 Afghani this was amazing next time I'm heading to Bamyan Province and Panidyamir Lakes click on the link above and meet me there