Solo in a remote Tajik village | Life in the mountains 🇹🇯

Описание: On a brilliant blue November morning begins the second day of our Zerafshan valley adventure, in which we explore the remote mountain village of Veshab. Compared with the tribulations of the first day, it feels like an oasis of calm and simplicity. Here we have the pleasure to meet some extremely generous and curious Veshabites and we explore the supposed tomb of Rumi’s muse and spiritual guide, Shams-e Tabriz, all the while surrounded by the majestic Zerafshan mountains. Join me on this quest to learn more about the people who call these mountains home and what their lives look like there.

The first day of the adventure:    • Stranded on a mountain road in Tajikistan 🇹🇯  

The closing couplets are from ghazal 123 from the Divan-e Shams by Rumi. The full text in Persian is available here: https://ganjoor.net/moulavi/shams/gha...

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00:00 The second day
00:42 Peaks, bears
04:00 A walk down Main Street
05:48 A lonesome gravestone
07:22 Shams-e Tabriz
10:14 It’s a small world
12:10 The old guard
13:40 Plov, poetry and prayer
16:00 A benediction
18:07 Veshab Museum
21:28 Tea with Ayub
24:35 USSR vs modern Tajikistan
28:05 Sunset on Veshab Heights
31:28 Closing remarks