Lahij is a village of a few hundred people in the mountains in northeastern Azerbaijan. I spent a weekend there, taking a break from the hustle and bustle of Baku while I waited to get my visas to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A center of craftsmen since medieval times, Lahic’s cobblestone streets are lined with copper workshops and other arts and crafts shops. I spent a good part of one afternoon wandering up and down the street, window shopping and watching many of the craftsmen and women (like the woman above) at work.