The Glacier Breeze Restaurant sat like an eyrie on the top of one of the many rocky outcrops that litter the local landscape.Unable to see an obvious path to the top, a figure appeared from inside and pointed to what I had thought was a drainage canal. Apparently, it was the “road” to the parking area just behind the restaurant. After negotiating the narrow, water-filled gravel track I was met by Tanweer, the manager. A little bit of home high in the Karakoram Range – Tanweer in his XXXX T-shirt! I could not believe my eyes when I saw the T-shirt he was wearing. In large letters across the front it read: “XXXX: Proudly Queensland”. Passu is considered remote even by Pakistani standards let alone by Australian standards. I immediately felt at home! Tanweer’s brother, Khan, produced a pot of coffee and some apricot cake while Tanweer explained how he had come by his parochial T-shirt. Apparently he had an uncle who had migrated to Australia and now lived in Brisbane. ...
The Home of Hunza Apricot Cake