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a fall dead on to baghdad. as the headlines now join my colleague say with more news in about half an hour and right not report exploring one of russia's smallest republics famous for cheese and black sea. fleet. is there's anywhere in russia that i love returning to again and again it's the caucasus. with beautiful scenery great food and fantastic hospitality it's my favorite region in the country this time i was visiting at a gala one of russia's smallest republics come home just on the hof a million people. spring is in the air and out again especially here in the capital. which appropriately enough. means valley of the wild.

the republic actually law is wholly within the krasnodar region but it has its own distinct culture the native out again population has lived in the north caucasus since the thirteenth century and it's known for its music craftsmanship and some rather delicious treats. now it would come as a great shock to us and that i am a man who likes his so i was very excited by head out again as most famous export is eats cheap allowing you to get to see. polish make. a miller it comes from a very traditional recipe the production process is distinctly modern. again cheese is extremely popular throughout russia mild and salty it's a great aperitif and a favorite in silence and waving at the mill. and these. are literally close to the top. and so alive that. you get

a good step in and out of the hall and the full of these. lovely lovely kids supposedly she shared taste different than any other place in all of the country because of the power of the mountain. it's a simple recipe that's been used in the republic for generations in the factories staff are careful to make sure it looks as well as tastes right cheese gets clipped like a pancake given its nothing wrong. once the cheese is already sent off to cool before being packaged up to be sold around the country unless someone gets them first but it's. to make so much of the stuff that with this little bit. of creamy like fresh mozzarella but it took about soul to pick up something. believe me there really is you me gotta go. but they're delicious cheese isn't the

only specialty you can find in this republic. i remember when i was a child that one of my favorite stories was the tale of moses in the bullrushes and as you can see the lakes and ponds around here are absolutely covered in them and the other guy have been making use of them as a cross for tiriel for literally thousands of years. of still pursues a mark that's almost died out in out again weaving traditional bull rush markets and he offered to show me his collection. so agrees were discovered in graves dating back to two thousand b.c. and secrets and techniques have been passed down through families ever since. they created composite patterns. they could be likened to a song yes they are like music needless to say i am aware of numerous patterns but i want to make some of my own. you can see the differences for yourself do you

want to know how they are made please take a seat. before anything can be done the reeds need to be cut off in small manageable pieces. might be a lengthy process this one. and once the slicing and dicing is complete everything gets a good soak. water here as it speeds up the process and hopefully in the end it. will be for you. in days gone by it would have been very strange to see men at the loo traditionally weaving was always done by the ladies of the house but some were deemed traveled far and wide to learn the secrets about a gay as master crafts woman and he was ready to teach me a trick or to. cross the street. be generous with force. nimble thing. each rush must be threaded through the strings total for the end and

then given a good bass with the loop handle suddenly moved to trickle down it looks the worrying thing was that apparently in olden times that the guy girls were judged on how good a wife they would be by the quality of the carpets that they brought to their wedding. how this rate would definitely destined for a life on the shelf. fortunately zama dean was on hand to correct my mistakes but if anything was ever going to get finished. it was time for him to take over. but make eight seconds and he. think somebody is going to speed up the process an awful lot. and i do again bryant was supposed to present three maps on her wedding day one for the living room one for the bedroom and one for prayer and nowadays many of them are deems commissions are made for the islamic community. this is that against cathedral church but

there's also a large muslim minority in the republic and until recently there was nowhere as impressive for them to worship but then the local government decided they wanted to change and. they received a million dollar grant from the united arab emirates and all about a top architects were invited to submit a design for a brand new mosque and i'm about to meet. it's safe to say that i'm sure of success has been very good for business this works tower is a scale model of the new national monument he's designed for the republic and his triumphant mosque holds pride of place in the center of the capitol the exterior is designed to reflect elements of the male and again national costume and it stands out starkly among the trap surrounding buildings this is one of the largest mosques in the entire caucuses made distinct by its square minarets and the inside is no

less impressive. coming. the columns that blend in with the dome are meant to create a shape like a woman's body symbolizing the spiritual link between the two sexes as women coming from within. in the decades since the mosque has been built it's attracted a thriving congregation and according to local mufti no to be a me it's been hugely positive for the whole community. for the most came into being the muslim community was disunited because muslims used to pray in their homes today thousands of men and women come to the mosque and young people receive a moral education nearby churches to contribute to this mission joining forces to fight the evils of drugs and alcohol addiction. and as i stood back to

listen to the a mom service it was easy to see just how popular the mosque has become. it was time for me to leave my car and start exploring some of that again is glorious scenery and i have a special place in mind to start off. now this really is that again is most spectacular not for trucks in the roof canyon and people come from miles around to hike and take a look at a seven beautiful wharf. and it will easily take you a day to see it all. but some people prefer to take a closer look than others. for guess that's what they call the quick way that out money. it's. her son and his friend yvonne mccann units and they hike climb and i'm silent out every bourse full they can then sometimes they bring guests. by

will's up today. we were going to tackle waterfall number four nicknamed the girls plot because of its twisted appearance apparently it's perfect for beginners as long as they pay attention. instead of safeties on the very tight. end it helps if your instructor has a sense of humor this is a serious waste my latest one on this trade most of the mournfulness around twenty meters high but that looks a long way down when you approached on the edge sometimes i want. to just like. sail down. there was no backing out mt times very tentatively i dropped down the signed by them sailed before but the water makes everything very slippery although that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. my royce

film was almost. number five am i made it to the bottom and then there's just a refreshing swim from the face to. face. health. it was definitely time for a change of clothes and a drink but i was determined to see as much about it as countryside as i could even if the weather did have a surprise in store for me. so

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there's no doubt but our game is nature is its greatest asset the mountains and canyons are some of the most beautiful in the caucuses assuming you can actually see them of course. but this gives you an idea of just how changeable the weather can be up here in the mountains for most of the days it's been green sunny and lovely and now so we're plunged back into the middle of winter. wallop my waterproofs. and within hours everything can turn stark white. but if it hadn't happened i wouldn't believe this amount of snow could fall in such a sort period of time but it's not going to stop us because even though we are outdoors there is a rather beautiful indoor attraction that we can still visit. and that meant heading almost forty meters down onto the earth. it's not exactly dry but wow isn't

this incredible it's the big cave translated from the russian and it's the largest open limestone cave in the area. this is one of the most spectacular caves in europe because of its wealth of style of tights and style of mites and it's one of the area's most popular tourist spots. take a look at these style it types here pertly it takes hundred years for them to grow just one centimeter so you know margin the thousands of years it's taken for it to get to that length credible. there's a lot of ups and downs to this cave if you want to see it in its full glory but if you do get time and there's a natural pick me up you can try. the gator is a land of legend and this cave has its share of these two pillars oppose it lee have a positive and a negative charge and if you touch them symbol taney asleep. specifically

with energy. must pass. by the following morning it was like our little winter interlude had never happened and down by the water's edge there are some fascinating discoveries to be made. this is the whites river and it's a real off the logical treasure for the other gay republican because its list sits with beautifully preserved examples of common life all souls all of which state that more than a hundred million. hopefully. be a great example rights over here. yeah. he said he says he hopes to be out soon as expected when the. boss has been studying the game as

fossils for more than twenty five years and has helped move the best examples to the republic's stone hawk museum. become a look here kind of a cross section of the animal it's itself in the natural forward lanes of the animal here and all these legs it is built up over the millions and millions of years to create this false top of. the park both some of the largest and best preserved dominants in the wolds i'm nobody has his own ideas about what they all look like. a mongolian sitting on his horse here. but this one is supposed to resemble a rodent the mole kind of brushing grandma than julius caesar but not in the case of perception. the king of the jungle is well represented to animal. fossils. the family of lions here with the male at the top children from the lion its head from that i'm going to hold pride of the law and here to mine about the

spring will slide. resembling any from south park maybe they may be open to some artistic interpretation but it's impossible to forget that these huge natural sculptures so ancient they were formed when this whole area was still covered by ocean and the locals believe they have missed call properties so here they've taken inspiration for some. other guy legends apparently if you climb up to the highest point in the stone museum and if we shout a particular word it will get rid of all negative energy and vibrations so what do we need to shout heart. ok ross three. zero. and it's not just spiritual refreshment that's on offer in this republic you just need to take a trip out into the mountains to find it believe it or not these. no

we haven't just hopped on a plane to china we'll still very much not again and this is the most northerly tea plantation in the world. according to head botanist boris core assume the tea plant is much more robust than you might think that i'm not up on. this region is one of the best places for growing t.v. because when temperatures here drop below zero it's normally accompanied by snow. our plants can withstand temperatures as low as thirty degrees below zero or about minus twenty two thousand it. although the cold weather does leave its mark. sometimes we find damage leaves like this one maybe this happens because of the cold. this is a seriously cool my product but sells for up to ten dollars per one hundred grams

and everyone here is trying to make the most of it. so this. pruning is a very important process because it allows the shoots to grow back even higher so when it does come to summer in picking time you get a much higher yield we need to give them a good trim. although you have to make sure you're cutting in the right places. that's just instruction given james ok. each push takes around five years to reach maturity and when its leaves are harvested every time yields around two hundred fifty kilograms of precious black tea. well it certainly seems that this is a pretty exclusive team but apparently it's going to be really special i need to go and find one more ingredients. and nothing goes with it better than another locally sourced product. is definitely the right place to be

a little bit careful. a periods are commonplace in this part about a game and nicholai has one of the most successful apparently it's rare for the bees to attack you here but it doesn't hurt to take precautions to stick this on. and that is. a little frightening but it's one with the tasty wildflowers of the mountains to feed on a good high of can produce up to one hundred kilos of honey in a season and it was time to smoke out the bees well this supposedly makes the bees think that the hive might need to be abandoned so they start and it calms them down so hopefully those stings. and with its three thousand residents feeding away i was free to grab a slice. ok and it try and avoid the be sticking its tongue

in the comb next to me so moment of truth get this off i'm. not beautiful and never had honey straight from a hive. so that is not. really sweet but it's just delicious and with my side dish to cured i was finally ready for a brew ok now i am ready for a tea party so my t.v. has been brewing here so pour myself some of that. it's just. this here for me. is a proper cup of. tea making is

a relatively modern addition to our game culture but back in my car i had a chance to take a look at one of the republic's most ancient arts. he had again have always been a warrior people and in olden times their weapons would never have been far from their hands in fact a man's most precious possessions were considered to be his horse his gun his sword and his daggers and more beautiful they were the more pristine he had. and even though the battles may be long gone there's still a demand for these antique items of war morat is one of only a handful of weapon smith still working you know again and he offered to show me where he creates his pieces most of the time he's restoring old weapons to their former glory and it's a long and fiery process. for him and my chemistry correctly the.

end of the blue flame that's supposed to be the hardest bit trying to get that on the silver. but the melting please. remember that. once the silver is molten it's poured into a mold and left to harden old very. strongly so we have a little lump of silver here that should be hopefully used to decorate scuppered. a complete dragon needs months of effort so we were going to concentrate on one tiny piece but even that takes some very delicate handiwork still some more room with this one. give it a good tug and now that we had our wire we needed something to attach it to. i think that that is done for us each of morons ornaments is an original design and

once the pattern is in place it's welded together so there's a. little decorative bullfrog dagger and that's taken already about ten hours of work to get to this states. look at this and that's three months definitely a labor of love but there's only one place where a dagger like this really fits and that's on a protocol case and comes to. mind you just want to find one that one thing i've learned in my travels is how important the music dance and sing is to the people of the choruses by the sounds of things i think there is no exception. some. of these talented musicians are members of i guess states dance company gnomes and they're preparing for a seasonal concert the drums are up against national instruments although

pronouncing their name correctly is a bit of a tongue twister. that is a sound that has not come easily. apparently it takes years to master this technique and i had around half an hour to catch up. look easy. going there. this is. i decided that if i played quietly i might just get away with it especially with the spectacular show going on in front of me. so. i could have your book all over that's not the attic. for one of russia's smallest republics that again leaves a big impression. this is a place that shows off the best of the russian caucasus

a fascinating culture breathtaking and a genuine warm hospitality for those lucky enough to visit.

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