On the second day we walked around the city and parts of Baku. The city has quite a posh feeling to it really and is unlike Georgia or Armenia. Azerbaijan also borders Iran so maybe that has some of the influence on this city. We followed up the evening by meeting up again with Nigar and having some wine at a nice wine bar accompanied by cheese and then after we went to a shisha bar to have some dessert. Best shisha that I've had on this trip!
The next day we took a day trip to Qobustan. This place was famous for ancient artifacts and petroglyphs. Next to it are the mud volcanos which were equally as interesting. After that we drove back north to Baku and then headed for the fire mountain and fire palace. Neither of them were very interesting in my opinion but both of them indicate the history of Azerbaijan. We went to another local restaurant for a late lunch and relaxed a bit.
Today I got some laser hair removal. It's actually quite famous here to get it and it's really cheap in comparison to the U.S. After the salon we walked to this bazaar in an area of the city we had yet to explore and we walked around and saw the 'black market' for caviar. The men softly whispered in our ears as we passed by and through the market 'sturgeon' which basically means they are selling caviar under the table and probably illegal. Totally safe but we took a look around and took some pictures of the surrounding parts. This bazaar might of been my favorite park of Baku!
Tonight we meet up with Sanna's friend for tea and possibly to try some caviar. We leave for Istanbul tonight which is the first leg of the trip to Pakistan!
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