Tajik Tuy

Wedding dances
Originally uploaded by janski

Dancing at weddings is mandatory ... until you haven't got the strength to stand and you are sweating like a pig ... well, in Tajikistan, maybe I should use a different metaphor. This was such a strange shot with strange colors and it made us laugh so hard that it was worth keeping.

Spirited Riders

Exhilaration doesn't come close to describing the feeling of being on a powerful and charged horse that is ready for battle in the game of "booz kashi" - in the snow. There is something amazing about having your other team member be the animal you ride upon - who is as intent at playing the game and winning as you are. The oneness of mind between rider and stealth carrier is of another dimension.