She's off again - Dushanbe

limey • Jan 31, 2015 1:08 pm
Well, actually I'm nearly home but my last plane's running late so here's a thread for your delectation.
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In the summer these trees provide much needed shade along the main street.
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A memorial to a poet and philosopher.
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A major park in the middle of town.

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limey • Jan 31, 2015 1:11 pm
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Drainpipe on the guest house I was staying in.
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An unexpected gift of an enormous crochet shawl.
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Guest house management.
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The town is surrounded by mountains.

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limey • Jan 31, 2015 1:12 pm
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Random architecture.

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limey • Jan 31, 2015 1:16 pm
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A small park with a bed of decorative cabbages.
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Tajikistan has a lot of water.
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Fast food. I didn't eat here.
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Guest house garden after snowfall. By the end of the day it had all melted.


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limey • Jan 31, 2015 1:19 pm
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The restaurant where I ate most days and some decorative details therefrom.

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DanaC • Jan 31, 2015 1:53 pm
Wow. The decor in that place!

Brilliant pics Limes.
glatt • Jan 31, 2015 2:03 pm
McBurgers! With a giant M.

Funny
classicman • Jan 31, 2015 2:28 pm
Beautiful. I'm jealous.
limey • Jan 31, 2015 2:42 pm
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limey • Jan 31, 2015 2:58 pm
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More mountain views.

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glatt • Jan 31, 2015 4:08 pm
Interesting treeline.
Griff • Jan 31, 2015 5:02 pm
Just gorgeous Limey. How is the economy?
xoxoxoBruce • Jan 31, 2015 8:47 pm
glatt;920913 wrote:
Interesting treeline.


That's called a Brazilian tree line.

I wonder what kind of wood all those red carved pillars are?
orthodoc • Jan 31, 2015 8:55 pm
The busyness, the intensity of pattern and color in the restaurant are familiar, after decades of association with Russian/Asian culture, but I find it claustrophobic. Beautiful craftsmanship, but not my cup of tea.
Urbane Guerrilla • Feb 11, 2015 1:26 am
That weather looks like a bad day in South Dakota, where Winter's grip is long and tight, and most of its prospects bleak.
Gravdigr • Feb 13, 2015 2:38 pm
Wikipedia:

Dushanbe means "Monday" in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays.
elSicomoro • Mar 14, 2015 4:38 pm
So awesome, Limey. You go to the coolest places.

We had an exchange student my senior year of high school (1993-94) from Dushanbe...she was really cool and it was fun to learn about another country.
limey • Apr 11, 2015 4:30 pm
Thanks El Sic! I'm off again. To Uzbekistan. See new thread ...

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