Baku at Night

Here's a second set of pictures of my past week in Baku, Azerbaijan. This follows from yesterday's post Wandering Old Baku. The city has a great energy at night. Many families were out walking along the Boulevard park, there are a wide variety of cafes and restaurants, ice cream and gelato stands, along with cheesy amusement rides that would be at home at any American county fair. There's also a mix of Middle Eastern spices in the air, and a diverse soundtrack of music in the park - I heard everything from typical Euro dance music to American and Arab rap, to Russian patriotic music to Azeri, Persian, Latin and Bollywood dance music, and Korean Gangnam Style.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Baku's Flame Towers along the Caspian Sea.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Flame Towers lit with the Azerbaijan flag.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Fountain, 8 Sept 2014.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Maiden Tower, 8 Sept 2014.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mosque at Dusk, 10 Sept 2014.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Sunrise on the Caspian, 9 Sept 2014.