Photos from Chitral, Pakistan

Shahi Mosque,  built in 1928 by the royal family, presides over downtown Chitral. Yep, northern Pakistan is lush and romantic--not only is it the ceiling of the world (a handful of the world's highest mountains are in Pakistan's Himalayas and Hindu Kush), but it's the of stuff shahs and kingdoms, forts and legend, poetry, music and potent hash.