Posts tagged: Ashgabat

Nov 21 2009

Ashgabat to Mary, Turkmenistan

I have not been posting any videos recently because the connection speed in Iraq, Iran and Turkmenistan has been pretty slow. Furthermore, countries like Turkey and Iran are blocking youtube. I will try to post some videos when I get a chance.

Square
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Mr. President rotating with the sun
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Arch of Neutrality again
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Earthquake museum
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Took a bus to Tolkuchka Bazaar.
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Colorful cloths
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Shashlyk
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Sheepskin hat
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Turkmen’s carpet
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Cloths
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Korean Kimchi
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Went to the terminal at 2pm to get a shared taxi to Mary. Waited for an hour for the taxi to be full. The ride to Mary is around 350km and that took 4 hours. (20 new Manat~USD7).
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There weren’t any hostel in Mary and had to check in to a hotel. There is a different price for locals and foreigners for hotel accommodation. The hotel is pretty old and paid USD$30 for a crappy room. This is the most I have paid for a night of accommodation in my trip so far.
I can feel that spring under the mattress all over my body.
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Walked around Mary at night. Mary is not a big city, with a population of just around 100,000.
Typical white marble buildings
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Mr. President
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Mosque
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Witnessed a local Turkmen bar brawl later at night.

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