Seven years ago today, I was on a training flight near the ancient city of Farah in Afghanistan. The citadel partially shown in the first picture is believed to be one of a series of fortresses constructed by Alexander the Great when he came to the area c. 330 B.C. The pink house just outside the wall on the southeast corner is a vacation home owned by John Mellencamp (not really). Houses in the area are rarely any color other than the color similar to the terrain, so this pink house really stood out. There is a Google Maps link to the Citadel of Farah below.
The second picture is just a nifty selfie I snapped while my student pilot in the left seat was flying. Some of the city can be seen in the reflection of my visor.
March 9, 2013
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