Hotel Gara Altyn
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A huge case of Paranoia!
... I think we were starting to feel some degree of paranoia as well.
I'd have to say, the suggestions for eating, drinking and sleeping in the Lonely Planet are mostly non-existent in all categories. Anything old was being torn down to build new white marble monoliths.The government was obviously in serious control of everything. Even the Satellite TV in our room showing BBC and CNBC was obviously somehow censored with limited access to news stories. How bizarre!
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I ain't coming here again!!!
... and suspicious of all foreigners.
Additionally, this is a one party totalitarian state.
The current President is a despot leader who will be in power for life.
Enough of the lesson!!
On the Monday night we went to a local restaurant in a park across from the hotel. It was getting late but they agreed to serve us. Well they would wouldn't they. 24 hungry mouths equals a nice tidy ...
Opulent Ashgabat
... are not clear but it seems if you are out, best get a taxi back. We were out past 11pm but as we were just across the street we walked back. The rooms are all said to be bugged – I wonder what they thought of what we had to say about our night time visitor?
There is a strong suspicion of foreigners, with their oil riches there is not real need for tourism so they don’t make ...
Sim City
... s decorations, which look eerily similar to Christmas 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 ...
Made it to Ashgabat
... gold, everything from bus stops to park benches are white & gold, And at night - the lighting is awesome, the hugest statues and monuments. Some roads the white lines are not painted but lights in the road. Absolutely unbelievable place - it is SO over the top I love it !
Not going to write about it now, will do so from Athens & put up pics - catching a plane out at 4am to Athens via Istanbul as the rest of the group go into Iran tomorrow. ...
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