Apartment Building: Below is the building where I am staying. The guest house is on the 7th floor.
View from Bridge: Walking to/from the office, we go across a footbridge over some railroad tracks. This pic shows our apartment building from there.
Treacherous Sidewalks: The sidewalks are really hazardous here, with holes, missing manhole covers, uneven surfaces, flooding, and construction in progress as shown below.
More Sidewalks: This pic is more represtative of the common hazards of sidewalks. Complete destruction due to paused construction projects (pictured above) is fairly rare, but random holes (as shown here) are very common.
Post Office: The post office is incredibly beautiful, with intricate ceilings and a complex mosaic picturing, among other things, people encircling the world with letters in their hands.
Open Square: This big open square is where the Tulip Revolution demonstrations took place in 2005.
Monument: This monument and building are across the street from the square pictured above.
2 comments:
Love the pictures, love the insights--it's a highlight of my day to read what you're up to. Can't believe you're really there!
Rebecca,
Wouldn't it be grand if Carrie could fly over to see you?
LA&F,
Mama
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