Ahal Hotel Ashgabat
Novofiryuzinskoe shosse Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Stadttour mit Turkmeninnen, '1984'
Ashgabat, eine verrueckte Stadt. Aber alles schoen der Reihe nach.
Der Grenzuebertritt von Iran nach Turkmenistan verlief ei*****massen problemlos. Ausser dass ich, wie immer bei Grenzuebertritten viel Geld fuer die Taxis liegen liess. Aufgrund geringer Konkurrenz und da man auf Transport angewiesen ist, sind die Preise der Taxis zu und von der Grenze jeweils voellig ueberteuert. Zudem musste ich bei dem turkmenischen Zoll alles aus- und wieder ...
Sim City
... those putting up Christmas and New Year decorations. Others act as police or security guards always at the ready to sternly advise tourists not to take photos of the public buildings. On the streets, cars drive up and down the spacious boulevards seemingly with no particular place to go. It feels as if they have been ordered to drive around in an attempt to make the city look alive and busy. Many of the people seem to be reluctant to talk or even look at us, as they avert their ...
A crazy several days
It has only been a few days since I last updated, but they have been so filled with craziness that I don't know where to start. Let's see.
The day after my last post, we were actually able to get on the ferry (which is really a cargo ship across the Caspian Sea). This was fortunate, because we couldn't have afforded the time nor the money to stay in Baku much longer. However, the ferry was, to say the least, an ordeal.
We were called to the port ...
Kow Ata
. Feeling a bit better the next morning, we arranged with the kind staff at the hotel for a driver to take us out of town. Calls were made and within half an hour we had a young man collecting us for the days outing. After telling Shirmyrat our plans he asks if it's ok if his 'woman' comes. Of course we'd no problems and as the midday sun tortured us with it's bright blinding heat, another Formula One wannabe races westward out of the city. The hazy smog lifts and what was a blur on ...
The Marble Kingdom
... is huge! Government buildings gleaming white marble look like enormous palaces, surrounded by gardens and trees, people in every corner you look maintaining the grounds night, noon and morning. Water fountains, golden domes and intricate statues common place throughout the city. Even new apartment blocks stand each one apart like mini Empire State buildings, polished marble finishings, twenty-four hour maintenance personnel manning the ...
