Visitors from Norway

Our first visitors here in Baku!

Elin and her daughter Malin came to visit. We had some great days and explored most of Baku.

As usual the visits to the mud vulcanos are unavoidable. This trip in specific unforgettable as we almost lost our dog to the relentless mud. Toffee, (her first visit too) was so happy to be liberated from the car,  ran happily towards the vulcanos not knowing what she was going into. She fell into the crater, and fought a brave fight to come up again.....I was of course unaware of her ordeal until she showed up covered in a mud so thick, she could´nt even shake off! She the picture for yourself. At least she was rejuvenated........I mean, women all over the world pay millions to get mud treatments!!!!

Airport Bazar - Sederek

         

Poor Toffee - at the Mud vulcano

Toffee

Fountain Square

Shirvashah Palace

Eirin

Mugam Club Restaurant with the Skebys Feb 2011

We had the pleasure of being invited to the Mugam Club Restaurant, serving local Azeri dishes. It is known as the Caravan Serai - a large inn or hostelry, built around a large court, for accommodating caravans, travellers on them, and their animals at night that passed through the Silk Road to and from China. 


Great dinner with music, dance and entertainment. Worth a visit - do remember a big chuck of money!

  

SHÄHIDLÄR XIYABANI - Martys Alley - Feb. 2011

Eirin and I went on our weekly culture-have-to-see-some-of-Baku-trip to the Martyrs Alley. This park was dedicated in honour of the Baku citizens massacred by the Red Army on January 20th 1990 and later also to the heroes of the Nogorno Karabagh conflict.

Sportingly we walked up the steps from the city and returned cold handed/feet with the funicular (20 kapik) followed by a lovely lunch (and wine) at Chinar Restaurant.

Great viewn of Baku city

The eternal flame

The conducteur, Eirin and Andrey

Frederik and Lars to the Dubai Rugby Tour - Mid February 2011

Frederik had a fantastic time with his dad and friends, spending the whole day playing rugby in sunny Dubai. While Caroline in Tsiblisi playing basket ball for the TISA Titans. Louise and I stayed at home and enjoyed ourselves in (believe it or not) snowy Baku for three days!

Carpet Museum / Tank Graveyard / Fire mountain

Badamdar scenery 

(remember to click on the pictures to enlarge and for better viewing)

Lolli ready to walk Toffee

Interesting visit at the Carpet museum with Lynne and Gabrielle. 1300 displayed carpets out of 6000 all categorized in 144 styles. I do recommend you to spend 5 AZN on a guide - if not ask Lynne for advice, she took notes!!!!