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16 October 2022
Continuing to Novi Sad At midday, I checked out and took a taxi to the bus station, rather than repeat the walk with luggage in tow. It was a cheap ride for the short distance. At the station, I had hoped to get a sandwich for lunch but there was nothing. Someone pointed out that […]
16 October 2022
Above: Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Theresa of Avila with huge cracks in the facade. Apart from the facade area, it’s still in use. At breakfast, I saw the staff smoking behind the bar when there was a no smoking sign. I later realised that smoking is still common in Serbia. I headed out around […]
15 October 2022
Above: Subotica synagogue in the daylight next morning. Bus ride to the border My time at Nepliget station went surprisingly quickly as I explored the optimum way of spending my last little bit of Hungarian forints, then boarded the full-sized bus about 20 mins before departure. I was surprised to find it perhaps one-quarter full. […]
15 October 2022
The basilica I started the day with a visit to St Stephen’s (Istvan) Basilica at 1000 with E whom I met yesterday. We visited the co-cathedral at ground level first. It was quite a weird layout in that it’s not very deep from the entrance to the altar but quite wide. Text continues after this […]
14 October 2022
Taking on board the recommendation from yesterday’s walking tour that Tram 2 is one of the most beautiful tram lines in the world, I headed out around 0900 to enjoy the sights from it. I headed south first to the final station, where the city was quite modern and the roads wide and nearly like […]
13 October 2022
Leaving Baku Despite a full dinner, I was hungry and tired after midnight. I had a cheeseburger and expensive coffee from McDonald’s. Fortunately, time passed quickly and soon the check-in counters opened at 0135 for my 0435 flight to Budapest. Baku airport had turned busy since I arrived, with many flights leaving in the 0300-0400 […]
12 October 2022
Lazy start My priority for the day was to get my laundry done before flying out at 0435 tomorrow morning. My hotel offers laundry through its posher sister-hotel next door and quoted AZN3 per shirt. No way! I looked online for laundromats and it would have cost AZN20 total to wash and dry. Fortunately, I […]
11 October 2022
Above: Inside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre. The glossy stairs down are a little freaky.. Travelling back to Baku Evim Otel had organised a car at 0800 to take me back to Baku as other options would involve a change in Ismaili and would leave equally early. I had breakfast before 0730 before dutifully waiting […]
10 October 2022
Getting from Sheki to Ismaili Today I go halfway back to Baku, overnighting at Lahich (travelling via Ismaili). After yesterday’s painfully slow transport experience, I was prepared to make life easier. After breakfast, at 0830, I ordered a Bolt car to take me to Sheki’s bus station rather than spend 30 mins walking. Why not? […]
9 October 2022
Quick look around Qax I had been afraid that I wouldn’t be able to fill today, my extra day in Sheki. I couldn’t have been more wrong as my simple trip to the next town of Qax (or Qakh), an hour away, turned into a whole day affair. After breakfast, I started my walk downhill […]