Hotel Siyakhat
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I ain't coming here again!!!
... would my metal knee have sounded all the bells and buzzers, but also the camera, mobile phone and belt that I had on me too!
The customs official grunted to me "camera". He then switched it on and started looking at my photo's. "Baku?" he grunted when looking at my most recent photo's. "Yes", I politely replied.
He then came to the photo's of the mud volcanoes. "Whats this?" his tone softening slightly. I told him ...
Opulent Ashgabat
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In the Russian market people were friendlier – allowing photos of their wares; fruits, honey, savory pastries, meats, spices and upstairs carpets. With food samples in hand I rushed back to the hotel. I had about 10 minutes to pack my last bag and get a shower before getting to the truck to load up all the bags. Just past 2pm we were on the road again making our way to the gas crater. ...
Stadttour mit Turkmeninnen, '1984'
... an die negativen Utopien aus den Buechern 1984 oder Brave New World. Weiter kommt noch dazu, dass es faktisch eine Ausgangssperre nach 23 Uhr gibt. Diese ist zwar nirgends niedergeschrieben, aber alle Restaurants und Laeden muessen dann schliessen und wenn man sich draussen aufhaelt wird man staendig von Polizisten kontrolliert. Nach 23 Uhr ist Ashgabat noch viel mehr eine Gespensterstadt. Aber ehrlich gesagt wird dieser Beschrieb der Stadt ...
Outrageous Ashbabat
... is the Arch of Neutrality - currently being moved - it was in Independance square and ontop of it a gold statue of Niyazov that rotated to always face the sun. Unfortunately the statue was not on it at the moment.
Ashgabat is keeping the worlds marble industry afloat, almost the entire city is built of marble..Each government department has outrageously large buildings, the streets are lined with the most ornate lampposts, even the traffic lights are a work of art. ...
A crazy several days
... 500 from each passenger. We were not delighted with this news.
The crew, I should point out, were an interesting bunch. As well as angling for bribes, a few of them (notably the two women) were very, very angry people. At one point in the evening, I went to ask for sheets for my bed, as other people had done, and was rewarded with an enfuriated tirade for my obviously ridiculous demand.
The toilet situation was also chronic. At the start ...
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