Uzbekistan (November, 2019) – We drove through the desert of Karakalpakstan; from Muynak to Nukus. We saw a number of monumental sites including Chilpyk Kala, a 2200 year-old Zoroastrian Tower of Silence. While no longer in use as burial tomb, the site had a interesting feeling about it. I climbed up the rocky outcrop alone to find a 14 year old boy drawing in baking sun. Using pantomime and his notebook, he described the architecture of the structure we were standing on.
