Baku – Page 2 – Travel with Intent

Eternal firelight

The Eternal Flame Monument, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 January 2020 Posted as part of January Squares

Lens-Artists

Window shopping

Chef hats in fashionable Milan, December 2019 A spot of shopping can be a fascinating activity when travelling – it tells a lot about the people, the place and their […]

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Well coiffed in Baku

A well-dressed tree (work of Ali Shamsi) in Baku Azerbaijan, March 2017 I have actually shared this bit of tree glamour before, in colour. It’s a very striking piece of […]

Tuesday Photo Challenge

City escapes

A few cityscapes to inspire your city escapes. Some are probably easier to recognise than others. From top to bottom: London; Budapest; Seoul; Stone Town; Venice; New York; Baku; Madrid; […]

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Slow blues

– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 July 2019 Posted as part of July Squares

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Maiden Tower

The Maiden Tower, or Qız qalası, is a cylindrical eight storey building that rises to a height of 29.5 metres. However, its exact origins and intended purpose are not so clear. […]

Tuesday Photo Challenge

Big wheels

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Burrowing into Baku

Come burrow with me! I’m back to the topic of BBC’s Race Across the World: the second checkpoint in the show was Baku, so I thought I’d show you around […]

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Slithering and sliding homewards

These snails were crawling exceedingly slowly around the grounds of the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku. Snails can actually crawl around 25 metres in 24 hours, but these giant creatures just […]

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Vast reservoir of nature

“The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it?” – Jules Verne […]

Daily Prompt

Patzers and wood-pushers welcome

You are welcome to play chess outdoors at this cafe in Princes Street Gardens on Thursday and Sunday afternoons, weather and season permitting. If you enjoy chess, and even if […]

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