· 4-minute read
The shushaband: a wooden window onto the courtyard
The twelve rooms on the courtyard side have a shushaband for a window. In the restoration we did not replace them but repaired them one by one. This is why.
Journal
About the house, the Old City and the customs that live here. Long answers to what the front desk is often asked.
· 4-minute read
Armudu glasses and jam: how tea is drunk in Baku
We leave a kettle and two armudu glasses in every room. Guests ask why the glass has that shape and where the sugar goes. Here is the answer.
· 6-minute read
Two days in the Old City, starting at our door
The question asked most often at the front desk: “We do not have long, what should we see?” Fidan’s answer takes two days, all of it on foot.
· 5-minute read
Novruz: four Tuesdays and a bonfire
In March the Old City gets ready for the holiday. What to expect if you come to Baku for Novruz, and how we mark it at the house.