What can you learn from people of the mountain? What can we get from those whose family nests are surrounded by a dense wall of stone and sand? Is it possible to find something instructive among the ruins of houses and abandoned homes? We walked through the streets of Dilijan, which were sprinkled with dust and autumn rain, and we went crazy with the emotions that permeated every corner of our hearts.

Here is the hotel. A three-story building made of red stone and clay that dripped like ice cream in the hot sun. The withered branches of the vines that once hugged the brick fence served as a reminder that there used to be a little more joy here. Large window frames with peeling paint, fallen leaves, silence… Another abandoned building? No. A hotel that proudly flaunted five stars and a name that evokes associations with crime films.

And this is a bus stop. With its vibrations, it gives the impression that it was built in the last century. What is the value of a wooden base soaked in rot and cracked glass walls? Did you forget about it? No, modern led lamps from under the ceiling peer very familiarly at passers-by, as if trying to dissolve into their everyday rhythm.

Here are the concrete blocks, which stand unapologetically in the middle of the park, like a not-so-successful Stonehenge of Soviet times. Another abandoned building that has no chance of a second life? On the one hand – yes, but on the other – the mix of different designs and styles on this concrete structure makes it more like a modern art installation.

So what can you learn from the people of the mountains? Those who live in this small town between the majestic Caucasus mountains? What can stone and sand teach? The answer is damn simple: passionately love your own and be proud of every old hotel, forgotten bus stop and incomprehensible concrete blocks. Because it is your own.