Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Here from the Stalin museum one of the few copies of Stalin's death masks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Here an example of a seller at the "Dry Bridge Market" in Tbilisi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 From the Stalin museum, a tabletop copy of the Lenin mausoleum... I never realised that it at one point also had the name of Stalin on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 And just to show that the country side can be nice as well - near the border town of Kazbegi (i.e. near the Russian / Chechnyan border) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow very nice Bob! Thanks for sharing some pictures with us. I can't wait to travel again. Is there a lot of people speaking Russian in the Caucasus and in Central Asia? I think my limited Russian knowledge will be more usefull than my French, English and German languages out there.I have to say that I will not travel very luxious as I'm still on a shoestring budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wow very nice Bob! Thanks for sharing some pictures with us. I can't wait to travel again. Is there a lot of people speaking Russian in the Caucasus and in Central Asia? I think my limited Russian knowledge will be more usefull than my French, English and German languages out there.I have to say that I will not travel very luxious as I'm still on a shoestring budget. Most people 20 and up speak Russian as they had to learn it in school.If on a shoestring budget, I'd consider ruling out Turkmenistan as it's rather expensive to just get in the country (big visa hassle) and public transport is essentially non-existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Most people 20 and up speak Russian as they had to learn it in school.If on a shoestring budget, I'd consider ruling out Turkmenistan as it's rather expensive to just get in the country (big visa hassle) and public transport is essentially non-existent.Who knows, since Turkmenbashi died last week, the country might open-up for visitors and be more friendly to visitors. Do you remember how much you had to pay for your visa in Turkmenistan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Who knows, since Turkmenbashi died last week, the country might open-up for visitors and be more friendly to visitors. Do you remember how much you had to pay for your visa in Turkmenistan?I think about USD 200 + you MUST (this is compulsory) book your trip via a local travel agent.Had a similar thing in Libya where I was a few years ago... added difficulty there was that groups of 1 person where not allowed so I had to get visa for 4 people (of which 3 "coincidentally" missed their plane):- visa costs for 4 people- compulsory translation of passport into arabic- compulsory guide during travels...also, expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Mmmh that's rather expensive to travel to Libya alone. I'll see if later if I go to Turkmenistan or not. I would like to go, but I guess other countries might be more inviting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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