Ancient
Baki (Baku). The tower (foregound) and some of the city wall are still standing
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Ancient
Baki (Baku). The tower (foregound) and some of the city wall are still standing |
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Following a great stay at the Moscow Airport Novotel, and outstanding breakfast, and, for me, a chat with this lovely Novotel employee, it was up and away for us |
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Aeroflot from Moscow to Baku, where, true to form, it arrived without most of my luggage |
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The orders were given, and they were, 'Spread out and spend the time awaiting transportation around Baku' |
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The largest target was clearly the ancient watchtower used to look for pirates |
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There were not only great views from the top, but also a museum inside |
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After having had my fill of the views from the top, I took to the streets to find some of the old city wall remains |
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Ranging pretty far afield I got to admire the delightful mix of ancient, colonial, and modern construction |
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And I did find some of the remaining ancient wall sections, well integrated into newer contruction projects |
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| Later I ran into Tom looking contemplatively at the Caspian Sea, not inviting going for a swim. Oil drilling, Eastern style, has left its mark. It was just the beginning of great wealth for Azerbajan. Tom was, like myself, a former US Navy P-3 aircrew member, but now a big Ted Rall radio show fan. |
