
Baku, Azerbaijan: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful, Baku, Azerbaijan
Welcome to the third of a series of eight weekly posts covering the eight countries I visited this fall. My journey was epic and I chose not to write posts while traveling, in an effort to be engaged and present on this amazing odyssey. This is my honest opinion from my personal experience. I hope you will enjoy reading my posts covering all that happened over the two months of travel – The Good, The Bad & The Beautiful. Today I share about Baku, Azerbaijan.
Wow. Baku was just Wow. A surprisingly modern city, full of culture and color – we really enjoyed our week-long visit to Baku, Azerbaijan. Let’s talk about it.
We flew from Tbilisi, Georgia to Baku, Azerbaijan on Azerbaijan airlines. It was an easy one hour flight. We hired a car to take us to our Airbnb located just a few blocks from the old city. Although I didn’t love this Airbnb (smelled like cigarettes), I did love both the location and the view.
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, sits on the Caspian Sea. This was my first glimpse of the immense and blue Caspian. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Wow. Baku was just Wow. A surprisingly modern city, full of culture and color – we really enjoyed our week-long visit to Baku, Azerbaijan. Let’s talk about it.
We flew from Tbilisi, Georgia to Baku, Azerbaijan on Azerbaijan airlines. It was an easy one hour flight. We hired a car to take us to our Airbnb located just a few blocks from the old city. Although I didn’t love this Airbnb (smelled like cigarettes), I did love both the location and the view.
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, sits on the Caspian Sea. This was my first glimpse of the immense and blue Caspian. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Baku, Azerbaijan: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful
Guide Location: Azerbaijan » Baku
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Laureen Lund
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Azerbaijan » Baku
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Laureen Lund
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Flaming Towers
- Shirvanshah’s Palace
- National History Museum
- Carpet Museum
- Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
- Shirvanshah Museum restaurant
- Baku Marionette Theater
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