My trip to Azerbaijan Part 2

[ZOHAR]

the city center




some nostalgic to Israel


The main center street (Nizami st. or in old name "Torgovaya")




Nizami monument




Nizami theatre

some of the new buildings architecture




an old ex synagogue



some local girls



old gates in the middle of modern Baku (since 1496 but i'm not sure)


the movie theatre


Doll's theatre

[Hakan]

^I see one girl, the other one is an old woman.

[ZOHAR]

in Part 3 i'll post more local girls pics

[Shohad]

Wow real nice photos. Some very impressive buildings and the synagogue is simply amazing.

[ZOHAR]

there is also an israeli style synagogue (Part 3)

[Shohad]

It’s really rare to see such synagogues in the areas of former USSR. They destroyed even most of the churches or converted them to public buildings. And Jewish religion was almost completely annihilated.

[ZOHAR]

there is also a jewish school

[Hakan]

If it weren't for Armenia between Turkey and Azerbaijan, maybe the two would have merged into one nation. OMG, I sound like a Pan-Turkist.

[ZOHAR]

u're right it's a turkish nation with russian influence...

[Hakan]

are the people different Zohar?

[ZOHAR]

i was in both countries and capitals...Istanbul population is more modern than in Baku,in Baku people are anti-religious,in Istanbul many religious people,in Baku support Israel and hate Iran,in Turkey not really.....Azerb.girls nicer,turkish guys nicer

[Hakan]

Ankara is Turkey's capital

[ZOHAR]

yes,but Istanbul is suits to be,Ankara is too boring

[Kuvvaci]

other wondeful photos...

hey I love Ankara

[ZOHAR]

it similar to Ankara?

[Kuvvaci]

no no when you said Ankara is boring I said "I love ankara"...

Zohar, I have a question: Is there a change in Azerbaijan. How are the people, do they look at the future with hope? Because they will probably be the Switzerland of Caucasus in the future. What are the negative and possitive sides of the country now?

[ZOHAR]

Baku developing very very fast!U can see a new building in every corner,they destroy every thing,many new bridges U/C,the streets are very clean,this city is going ahead,many new works,btw its not so cheap like Turkey

positive things:hospitable people(remind me of Turkey especially if u speak their language),many things to do,many places to visit,a city is green

negative things:close minded people (except one place like Taxim in Istanbul) but still Taxim is much more liberal,many vahabbits from Chechnya/Iran/Saudia (it was a bit scary for me),bad transport (u can see 20 people in 1 small taxi for 10 people),too horny guys (bad for girls)(the same problem with Turkey)

[Purple Dreams]

Originally Posted by ZOHAR

too horny guys (bad for girls)(the same problem with Turkey)

Azerbaidjan looks nicer than I expected. But based on what you listed as the negative and positives, I'm still surprised you'd like to live there.

[ZOHAR]

I like such places
but there u feel whats "life", they have a great lifestyle and not boring like USA/Europe

[Purple Dreams]

I agree and that's why I like travelling to such places. Europe and the US bores me now. But if I had to live somewhere permanently, I don't know. I really hate cold weather though so that limits my choices a lot.