On Friday morning we walked down to the waterfront. It was surprisingly quiet but we found a tea shop and watched the passing parade while we drank tea and ate Turkish Bakhlava. There are underpasses at major roads with escalators. Aida our guide came at 3 and we went first to the Avenue of Martyrs and the lookout near the Flame Towers. After surprisingly good coffee at gloria Jeans we entered the old city through the twin gates and climbed the Maiden Tower. That was O.K.but the Palace of the shirvan Shahs was more difficult. The Shah who built it was 2m10 and the steps were to suit him.
On Saturday we went to Gobustan and its huge collection of petroglyphs and even a Roman legionary's graffiti. The museum on site is state of the Art although very noisy with all the school children.
Sunday morning we set off for Sheki about 300 km North West. The roads are mostly very good, but everyone was leaving Baku maybe heading to the hills.When we got there we could see why. They are green and there are crops and forest.
On Saturday we went to Gobustan and its huge collection of petroglyphs and even a Roman legionary's graffiti. The museum on site is state of the Art although very noisy with all the school children.
Sunday morning we set off for Sheki about 300 km North West. The roads are mostly very good, but everyone was leaving Baku maybe heading to the hills.When we got there we could see why. They are green and there are crops and forest.
The Flame towers. At night they are lit with a changing LED display
Flame statue
Panorama showing the walled old city surrounded by modern high rise
Restored caravanserai in the old city
I thought this an elegant ewer
Must have been substantial moustaches,
The desolate landscape of Golbustan. The petroglyphs date back thousands of years.
A boat although now there is no water nearby.
Goat
Teacher and child and Aida at Golbustan
Fire temple originally dating from 7thC B.C. but destroyed in earthquakes and the Zoroastrians moved on and it was forgotten.Then in the 18thC rebuilt by Indians, but when the oil industry started the fire went out and the temple was again abandoned.
The oil for the flame is now piped in
Drinking tea is a frequent pastime and the supermarket had shelves and shelves of it. it is sweetened with jam rather than sugar.
The rebuilt mosque at Shemshaki.
Shemshaki
The road up into the isolated mountain village of Lahij. We abandoned our Mercedes van and took a Lada taxi up there. Most tourists are Azeris. These isolated villages speak their own languages.
All sorts of spices for sale.
Female dressups
And male dress ups
Lahij is famous for copperwork
Or you could go for a ride but I think the carpet would not be the most comfortable saddle!
Beautiful textiles and stitching on the bags. Love the flame statue. Keep on enjoying your holiday.
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