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Was it confusing talking to Yuri about Jiri? :)
Bribing kids with chocolate for their photos is adorable. "Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky
i remember meeting some himalayan people when i was in india, on a pilgrimage up a steep, winding, sharp and pointy trail. they were from nepal, and my mind was totally blown by the strength, grace, humility, and ear-to-ear smiles on their faces.
your pix of those packs brought the memory back brilliantly.
these guys were barefoot, and their packs not much shorter than they were!
beautiful comment above about the dignity of children, far easterner.
so glad you shared this wonderful diary, truly sublime landscape and pix that reflect both your sensibilities and the epic nature of your journey.
just incredible... 'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty
about pix - well, they don't give justice to reality. but better to have them than not to have them.
they recognised me as their own.
Wonderful and dazzling photos of a trip I could no longer undertake. Thank you for this. "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
Someone on ET should write a diary on the concept of "home" (where one is from or currently lives v. where one feels a sense of belonging, etc.). Seems to be a theme around here. "Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky
the concept of home is good idea. maybe some more experienced writers than I can handle it. I really feel more at home here than in my birthplace, let alone moscow.
And this is what I'd assumed (I indeed have an ethnic Russian friend who left that area around that time.) But you still felt uncomfortable there? "Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky
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