Diplomat Hotel Baku
Suleyman Rahimov Street, 185 Baku, 1000, Azerbaijan
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Ish been än Gobistanare
... en båt tur (varade ca halvtimme) som visade baku ifrån kaspiska havet, det bästa var att friska brisen.
Till middagen intogs det Pide Mixed ~ Pirog med blandat innehåll, köttfärs, ost, och något obestämbart gissar att det var någon sorts svamp plus 2 stora kall stop Efes, plus deras lokal bröd med (antar att det var) får ost som starter. Allt smakade gott i gott gott. Hela kalaset kostade 20 Manat alltså ca 200 kr, öl priset ca 45 kr per, ...
Baku, Oil metropolis
... But don't think that a village lady can't dress: women coming back from the nearest town can be seen teetering on muddy mountain paths crossing swing bridges in high heels their jewelery matching their numerous gold teeth.
Back in Baku we were hosted by a lovely Polish couple who introduced us to their expad friends. On a night out we sample the delicious Azeri food and learned about working conditions in a corrupt system
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A secure ending to a trying evening
... the owner's questions, whgereupon he pulled out his mobile phone (they all have them. I even saw a shepherd in the middle of nowhere talking on a mobile. I hope he wasnt talking to one of his sheep?) and called his nephew, who spoke very good English. After a lot of conversation, we agreed to visit his nephew on our way to Baku. When we came to pay for the coffee and biscuits we had requested, the payment was refused! Some of the Azeri's are incredibly polite and ...
Unwelcoming Azerbaijan
... The old city was very atmospheric with narrow alleys and old stone buildings and most of the traffic kept out. Surrounding the old part were loads of grand buildings built during the first oil boom over 100 years ago, lots of great architecture. As the city has grown they've also provided loads of parks for people to relax in and lots of water features. The waterfront also looked good though I was surprised to see fish ...
Last week in aZERbaijan...
... the side of a hill that was lit on fire, but it is surrounded by incredibly ugly scenery and a cruddy tea house...so it all seems kind of funny. It's probably nice to sit there in winter though. We topped it off by driving out to the beach. It is crowded with cafes and cabanas and it was sunset, around 9:00ish, so a great time to feel the cool wind and sit on the sand with a beer. We were the only ones on our part of the beach, so we hired ...
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