{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"Samarkand - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BxfrqF9YrD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2018\/11\/21\/samarkand\/\">Samarkand<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2018\/11\/21\/samarkand\/embed\/#?secret=BxfrqF9YrD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Samarkand&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"BxfrqF9YrD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC5033.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"Samarkand: the jewel city Samarkand, the legendary. Samarkand and its blue domes. One of the highlights of the region. As usual I leave Utopia and prefer to walk around the city. The avenues are wide and modern. The monuments are magnificent&#8230; in their walled settings. Hide this city from me that I can&#8217;t see. Some working class neighbourhoods have been razed to the ground and their inhabitants relocated to the outskirts. And several meters high walls have been built to separate the city&#8217;s monuments. Aesthetically it&#8217;s pretty pretty&#8230; but where&#8217;s life? The useless guardian. He&#8217;s here with his scanner in his hand. He checks visitors&#8217; tickets and their luggage at the entrance to Registan, Samarkand&#8217;s main historical site. His uniform is impeccable. Its function is essential: to ensure our safety&#8230; I entered, totally involuntarily following my GPS from behind. No guards, no closed doors&#8230; but in any case it matters&#8230; terrorists are mostly in Europe, not here. The atmosphere is serene, relaxed and stress-free. Far from the image that some media want to convey to us&#8230;. the bridal ball. They are there, dashing and cheerful although a little stressed, a cameraman hanging on to their Basque. The car? A Mercedes [&hellip;]"}