my week in azerbaijan

some shots for your viewing 🙂 and my thoughts:

the beauty here totally exceeded my expectations (and so did the winds lol. i know i didnt choose the best season to visit but i had scheduling issues).

i wish i had planned our time better and spent more time exploring without rushing to get through everything, especially in sheki which we only stopped at briefly but looked like such an interesting place !!

i’m not someone who only likes spicy food but during the first couple of days, the food we happened to have was underwhelming and i thought i wasnt gonna like the local cuisine at all. then we stopped relying on google and hunted for small hidden places ourselves instead, which had the most delicious food. azerbaijani cuisine is flavorful for sure, you just have to look for the right spots

unfortunately the men there stare a lot ;-; my own country has a staring problem but the men there look so intensely even in front of my parents which i wasn’t expecting … but it’s a small negative compared to all the positives

BTW I FULFILLED MY DREAM OF GETTING A RUSSIAN HAT LOL I’M HAPPY

overall, it was such a lovely experience. i was a little restricted in my exploration and time there but i really hope to return in the future for sure <3