If you are a party animal and you are not going to throw that party personally then Sheki probably is not the place you are looking for...
But if you are looking for peace of mind then I would suggest that you drive to Sheki. Your journey should be slow with no haste as this is one of those cases when not only the destination but the journey itself is very special. I said many times on this blog that you can live through many climate zones in Azerbaijan. Baku itself is not green by nature. It has Caspian to cool down its heat but for mountains and greenery one should go either to south, north, north-west and hopefully one day to Daglig Garabakh.
Journey to Sheki is very picturesque, scenery changes every hour and if you are in that mood of observation and thinking then you would enjoy.
The same happens when you arrive to Sheki. No rush, some traffic jam at rush hours and around bazaar. For the rest of the time probably the only sound that might "disturb" you is the singing of birds, giggling (and sometimes screaming of course) of children and in some places call to prayer, Azan.
Peace of mind and ability to kind of "switch off" could be quite a luxury for many in modern world.
Last week we were in Sheki. During all these years while visiting Sheki I always found it difficult to watch the news, surf the internet or read my emails. Time kind of stops for me there. And I must confess I always felt almost bad or self-conscious about "wasting" my time. Could not enjoy the peace fully should I say. These year when I was visiting with kids and at those rare moments when they were either sleeping or playing on their own and I was left to myself I realized that I am enjoying and appreciating these moments much more...don't want to think that I am getting older :)
Sheki greeted us with its historically typical weather, rain and even thunderstorms at nights and morning and sunshine throughout the days. I took this photo when we had one of those hours of pleasant wind and gentle sun when curtains go up and down and one feels very grateful to be able to live these minutes...
Be well...
1 comment:
Sheik sounds like a lovely place. Perhaps you can make this a family tradition to visit Sheki each summer.
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