Frankfurt is a city of great diversity. Banks and big business, trade shows and shopping on the one side, culture, cosiness and traditions on the other.
The region actually comprises two valleys Nubra and Shyok. Both their rivers rise amidst the remote and heavily glaciated peaks and troughs of the Karakoram Range. The Nubra joins the Shyok in as far as tourism is concerned, the heart of the region near Diskit before flowing westwards into Pakistan to eventually join the mighty Indus.