Ghosts and glowing lights at Shah-i-Zinda

I had already seen amazing photos of the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and knew I HAD to go, but I was also demotivated by the crowds in those same pictures. We decided to leave it for the end of the day, as it closes late at night, and this was the BEST EVER choice. Initially, there were the usual crowds, but we took our time, and as sunset came, it became emptier and emptier. We lingered, chatting with the few people left (mainly photographers who had the same idea as us), until late into the night, when everything became so quiet and all the buildings were lit up in a warm glowy light, while the night sky was hovering dark blue above them. It was such an atmospheric place to be at night, surrounded by historical mausoleums (some of them dating back to the 11th century), and a handful of other like-minded travellers. I was a bit disappointed we did not spot the ghost of 'the Living King' (this is what Shah-i-Zinda means!), who according to legend was decapitated during prayer, picked up his severed head, and walked to the Garden of Paradise well, where he resides to this day.