Azerbaijan, July 2005
![Khan's palace exterior. I didn't want to spend $2 for permission to take photos inside.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846342.azer_433.jpg) Khan's palace exterior. I didn't want to spend $2 for permission to take photos inside. |
![Sheki. For a small price, you can shoot this weapon at the target and win a prize.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846343.azer_434.jpg) Sheki. For a small price, you can shoot this weapon at the target and win a prize. |
![These girls repeatedly giggled and smiled at Margie and I as we walked in Sheki.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846344.azer_435.jpg) These girls repeatedly giggled and smiled at Margie and I as we walked in Sheki. |
![Friendly shoe-repair in Sheki. This is a small trailer, maybe 6 feet by 8 feet.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846345.azer_436.jpg) Friendly shoe-repair in Sheki. This is a small trailer, maybe 6 feet by 8 feet. |
![Me in the door of Caravan Saray.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846346.azer_437.jpg) Me in the door of Caravan Saray. |
![I bought this wall hanging, made by the man holding it. That's Mohamed on the right, an English-speaking 15 year in Sheki.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846347.azer_438.jpg) I bought this wall hanging, made by the man holding it. That's Mohamed on the right, an English-speaking 15 year in Sheki. |
![The view from the upper gallery at Caravan Saray, Sheki. That's our group sitting in the courtyard.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846348.azer_439.jpg) The view from the upper gallery at Caravan Saray, Sheki. That's our group sitting in the courtyard. |
![Vusal looks on as Jeyhun and Vugar share a chair in Mark's room at Caravan Saray, Sheki.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846349.azer_440.jpg) Vusal looks on as Jeyhun and Vugar share a chair in Mark's room at Caravan Saray, Sheki. |
![Jan, Christa, me, Margie, Ruhinguez and Gular curl up for tea and sweets in Sheki.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846350.azer_441.jpg) Jan, Christa, me, Margie, Ruhinguez and Gular curl up for tea and sweets in Sheki. |
![Christopher, Jeyhun, Vugar and Mark enjoy samovar tea in Caravan Saray in Sheki.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846351.azer_442.jpg) Christopher, Jeyhun, Vugar and Mark enjoy samovar tea in Caravan Saray in Sheki. |
![Gent's table in the awesome Sheki tea room](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846352.azer_443.jpg) Gent's table in the awesome Sheki tea room |
![This boy was selling cooked corn for .40 an ear from his bucket. He was disappointed that none of us bought from him.](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/29/532929/3/46846353.azer_444.jpg) This boy was selling cooked corn for .40 an ear from his bucket. He was disappointed that none of us bought from him. |
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