The try to fight against corruprion among traffic policemen by raising their wages up to $700 a month. Each policeman is entitled to have 25% of each ticket he/she tags. By the way, they will ticket you 50 Euros for talking on the phone while driving.
In Baku, you will also find a lot of taxi trucks which look just like in London but were made in China.
These are some pictures showing what Baku may look like in the nearest future. They plan to build a new residential community featuring six districts and one metro station.
It’s our second day in Azerbaijan.
The weather has changed for the worse.
As you know, they face buildings with stone but it turns out that it is applied only to the facade of the building.
What do they need so many satellite plates for?
Driving to Quba.
Local people are terrible drivers. They follow no road rules at all!
An apartment house.
Some sacred place.
They donate money to help people living in a nearby village.
A Jewish settlement.
A local river.
Landscapes are rather cheerless here.
We are back in Baku and it looks great in the evening.
Its port.
In the old city.
How safe these handmade constructions are?
Location: Azerbaijan
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Another “funda-mental” backwater where without scientific socialism the men are trapped in a reptilian mindset. Oil buys pretty buildings but doesn’t buy intelligence.
An interesting city with a dramatic skyline.
Cladiri interesante si mai bine construite ca cele din Occident.
nof gloks
What a friendly city, especially the faces of men are so “bright” and full of love to the humankind.
What do you think ?? Would you live there ?? Would you visit them as a tourist ? Perhaps with your very cute young daughter… blond, blue eyes of course !