Baku ( Bakı ). A Voyage To Baku, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Eurasia








The Azerbaijani working capital alphabetic lineament is the Caucasus’ largest in addition to most cosmopolitan city. Few cities inwards the footing are changing every bit apace in addition to nowhere else inwards the Caucasus produce East in addition to West blend every bit seamlessly or every bit chaotically. Battered Ladas race shiny Mercedes yesteryear illuminated rock mansions, shiny drinking glass towers in addition to tatty quondam Soviet aeroplane blocks.
Pedestrianised tree-lined streets inwards the elegant centre chatter alongside teahouses in addition to buzz alongside expat pubs. Unesco World Heritage condition tries to irksome the corporate gentrification of the fascinating Old City (İçəri Şəhər) hemmed inwards yesteryear an exotically crenellated arc of medieval fortress wall.
 Romantic couples defy Islamic stereotypes yesteryear canoodling their agency some wooded parks in addition to handholding on the Caspian-front bulvar (promenade), whose greens in addition to opal blues brand a mockery of Baku’s desert-ringed location.Show inwards Lonely Planet

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