rants

Sheki part 2

2005 10 26

 



The Palace in Sheki (102kb) This was the summer retreat for some weathy person (66kb) lots of intricatly painted murals that have been restored beautifully (95kb)
lots of stained glass windows create an intersting effect all throught the palace. (73kb) they say this is the original glass but it looked too clear to be 300 years old to me. (106kb) Robyn (52kb)
0168.jpg (73kb) 0172.jpg (56kb) Anders and Aidan take a break from the tour (66kb)
These fireplaces where used for candles and air curculation since they didn't need heat in the summer (53kb) the high step in the door is to keep the drafts out (55kb) 0195.jpg (60kb)
ficutional battle scenes (89kb) this apparently matched the carpet on the floor (104kb) fiction (85kb)
more fiction (81kb) a symolic somthing (78kb) Anders kind of looks like a candle here doesn't he. (64kb)
The Luffman Family, October, 2005 (112kb) This woman was selling sunflower seeds and quite intersted in Anders (59kb) She had the best die job I've seen since we've been in Azerbaijan. (59kb)
Anders is aways being given apples and things from the locals. He loves his fruit! (60kb) 0215.jpg (58kb) An old Georgian Church that is now a cultural museum (70kb)
Nice hat (56kb) Anders and Aidan (77kb) This woman's hair looks like a hat but isn't (76kb)
This is the most calm Anders had been all day. I don't know how old this cradle was but deffinitly old (76kb) Do we look Russian? Azeri? American? (94kb) 0234.jpg (64kb)
0238.jpg (52kb) 0240.jpg (80kb) Lots of cobblestone roads (46kb)
0250.jpg (61kb) Typical driving conditions, seriously. (54kb) Notice that we have to drive off road to get around the sheep and other cars. (65kb)
BTW, this is a Lada - the car you see everywhere in Azerbaijan (79kb) a sea of sheep, all freshly shaven. (58kb) Tori wasn't sure if she was dreaming or what. (69kb)


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