Since my Friday class isn't meeting, thanks to Navruz, and as a reward for spending yesterday reviewing a pile of applications to an embassy-sponsored program, I persuaded Lee that today we needed to go on an outing to
Hisor Fort.
Step 1: take bus #8 to the lot where mini-buses leave for Hisor and choose one that appears full enough to be leaving soon, but not so full that Lee won't fit in.
Step #2: Ride the minibus on the road heading west out of Dushanbe to the town of Hisor, enjoying signs of spring along the way.
Step #3: Take a shared taxi a few miles out of Hisor to the fort. Navruz is evident in the signs and decorations on the fort and the crowds:
Step #4: Enjoy!
(More photos on what locals are doing at the fort in another post.)
Step #5: eat lunch on the patio of a restaurant.
I say hi to a big group at the restaurant. "Is it a birthday party?" "No, it's a picnic." And they proceed to offer us salads and cupcakes.
We are further distracted by the sounds of a wedding going by:
Step #6. Time to reverse our steps and go home. Goodbye, Hisor! We had a great time!
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