Bahrain to Baku (part 2)

The local Farms with compound walls:

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The beach on the north shore of the peninsula, notice the brollies!

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Then a cross wind landing on runway 16.

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Then picked up the “follow me” vehicle.

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We passed the obligatory Illushin 76s with missing engines as we taxied in, how many are in this condition around the world?:(

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Past a cool looking terminal building.

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Then parked to load cargo, self loading cargo and fuel.

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Here are some of the “locals”

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Then heading for home, a look at the airport from the air:

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I was pleasantly surprised by the modern look of the airport and the equipment (vehicles etc) the people quite “westernised” too, I expected old Soviet trucks and uniforms like Ashkhabad and Tashkent but no.

Passing Tehran I thought I had better take a picture before it gets re-landscaped:diablo:

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