After our arrival, we make a stroll through Alichur, together with our fellow traveler Eithne.
Near our lodging, a man is busy producing bricks for his new home. He fills wooden frames with moist clay, removes the frame and dries the clay. And the building material is ready.
Eithne seems to be looking for a new job. At a well, she tries herself in the water industry and tries to pull up a bucket of water. It works, but this activity appears too exhausting.
We go on and pass a hospital from the Soviet era. It is closed. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russians withdrew their staff and no one could run the hospital. Beds and the medical device is still available. On the roof are modern photovoltaic panels. Actually, it could serve as a museum.
Next, we go past the mosque, which we have already seen from the car.
Then we come across the school. It also seems to date from the Soviet era but is apparently still in operation.
Some children approach us friendly and Eithne poses for photos with them. Kindergarten teacher seems to suit her well.
In a grocery store housed in a former trailer, Eithne tries to be a saleswoman. She does not do a bad job, but for the owner of the store, her sales skills do not seem to be enough.
We guess that a mechanic lives in the house next to. A truck is standing around, an engine is in front of the house and next to it is peat as heating fuel.
In between, the children play and Eithne joins them. We believe, kindergarten teacher is the right thing for her.
Grazing yaks move through the place on their way home to the stable. We also discover a weather station and a storage area for peat, stored as fuel for the winter.
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More InformationOn the Pamir Highway, that runs along the village, we return to our homestay.
There we talk briefly with the guests staying in the yurt.
The dog of the house enjoys the sunset and looks dreamily into the last sunbeams of the day.
After dinner, it’s already dark. We take a few shots of the starry sky and capture some shooting stars, which are supposed to be especially frequent that night.
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