World Pakistan Uch Sharif

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Uch Sharif Nov 20, 2007

I decided to take a short trip to Uch Sharif, which according to the Lonely Planet guidebook is worth a visit. I stayed at the nearby town of Bahawalpur at a flea-pit of a hotel. A tourist in this part of the world seems to be a novelty, so the hotel owner and staff and locals go out of their way to make a fuss of me. On day 2 I take a mini-bus to Uch Sharif, and a Pakistani on the bus informs me that "you are my guest' and takes me on a little tour of the mausoleums and mosques of Uch Sharif, then buys me lunch! Without him (unfortunately I cant remember his name) I wouldnt have seen half the sights I saw nor found my way around as easily. The main event in Uch Sharif is the mausoleum of Bibi Jawindi, which is more half a mausoleum than complete. The mosques and mausoleums (I think there's about 10 in all) make for an interesting sidetrip.

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