![Not a good start to a long drive...was told I needed to drink vodka with my meals!](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763540.Y7gLmPhA.UZTM112895.jpg) Not a good start to a long drive...was told I needed to drink vodka with my meals! |
![350 km from Ashgabat to Mary (pronounced Mar-ee)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763541.i8yfMESj.UZTM112896.jpg) 350 km from Ashgabat to Mary (pronounced Mar-ee) |
![Ak Bugdaż (White Wheat) Museum, Anau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763542.3XtqbdC2.UZTM112897.jpg) Ak Bugdaż (White Wheat) Museum, Anau |
![A dirt mound - ruins of an ancient structure along the Silk Road, Anau, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763543.zfYmDRaZ.UZTM112898.jpg) A dirt mound - ruins of an ancient structure along the Silk Road, Anau, Turkmenistan |
![Memorial of Seyitjemaletdin, Anau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763544.z7x9JNf4.UZTM112899.jpg) Memorial of Seyitjemaletdin, Anau |
![Seyitjemaleddin (Seyed Jemal-ad-din)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763545.z1jYD1lM.UZTM112901.jpg) Seyitjemaleddin (Seyed Jemal-ad-din) |
![Modern structure at Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763547.RfhYqoZa.UZTM112902.jpg) Modern structure at Seyitjemaleddin |
![15th C. mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763548.c4BByY0g.UZTM112903.jpg) 15th C. mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![19th C. photograph of the mosque of Seyitjemaleddin before it was destroyed by earthquake](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763549.i8dmw9iC.UZTM112904.jpg) 19th C. photograph of the mosque of Seyitjemaleddin before it was destroyed by earthquake |
![Ruins of the 15th C. Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763550.AMHBVXgI.UZTM112905.jpg) Ruins of the 15th C. Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![Local people construct these little brick piles for luck](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763552.LrZfB9ud.UZTM112906.jpg) Local people construct these little brick piles for luck |
![Severe earthquake damage from 1948](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763553.xFiklCrk.UZTM112907.jpg) Severe earthquake damage from 1948 |
![Remains of some of the tile work on the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763554.16M3yYya.UZTM112908.jpg) Remains of some of the tile work on the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![The once-beautiful Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763555.UhHQLZAN.UZTM112909.jpg) The once-beautiful Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![Ruins of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763556.iUWdjg5f.UZTM112910.jpg) Ruins of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![Ruins of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763557.HKr1ohqH.UZTM112911.jpg) Ruins of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![The Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin was built on the ruins of the ancient Parthian fortress](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763558.ktOIjazq.UZTM112912.jpg) The Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin was built on the ruins of the ancient Parthian fortress |
![Piles built from the bricks of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763559.QDTlXGbs.UZTM112913.jpg) Piles built from the bricks of the Mosque of Seyitjemaleddin |
![Mystic tradition of Turkmen pilgrims to the grave of Sheikh Seyitjemaleddin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763560.JkrwtG2f.UZTM112914.jpg) Mystic tradition of Turkmen pilgrims to the grave of Sheikh Seyitjemaleddin |
![Piles of bricks around what are thought to be burial mounds](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763561.0LHIEqkD.UZTM112915.jpg) Piles of bricks around what are thought to be burial mounds |
![Signs of the ancients](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763562.uczH2NVx.UZTM112916.jpg) Signs of the ancients |
![Entrance to the ancient cistern of the Parthian fortress of Anau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763563.2iIaRDho.UZTM112917.jpg) Entrance to the ancient cistern of the Parthian fortress of Anau |
![The surviving brick dome of the Parthian cistern, Anau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763564.Gcl8HHup.UZTM112919.jpg) The surviving brick dome of the Parthian cistern, Anau |
![The desolate road between Ashgabat and Mary](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763565.NXy8u0BT.UZTM112920.jpg) The desolate road between Ashgabat and Mary |
![Heavy trucks have damaged the road surface leaving deep ruts](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763566.aUkvTmmJ.UZTM112921.jpg) Heavy trucks have damaged the road surface leaving deep ruts |
![What was to be our second stop between Ashgabat and Mary, but I wasn't feeling well so we pressed on](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763567.mlaLLj9Z.UZTM112922.jpg) What was to be our second stop between Ashgabat and Mary, but I wasn't feeling well so we pressed on |
![The ancient settlement of Abiverd between Ashgabat and Mary - another victim of the Mongol invasion](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763568.vvRrVsOg.UZTM112923.jpg) The ancient settlement of Abiverd between Ashgabat and Mary - another victim of the Mongol invasion |
![The arid plains between Ashgabat and Mary](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763569.3PMwn1bS.UZTM112924.jpg) The arid plains between Ashgabat and Mary |
![Wide Load - a convoy of trucks carrying massive pipes across Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763570.oc4PJp2k.UZTM112925.jpg) Wide Load - a convoy of trucks carrying massive pipes across Turkmenistan |
![One of the many canals dug by the Soviets for irrigation, this one near Dushak](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763571.H9tPFIA8.UZTM112926.jpg) One of the many canals dug by the Soviets for irrigation, this one near Dushak |
![The highway between Dushak and Tejen, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763572.sYKsXWoA.UZTM112927.jpg) The highway between Dushak and Tejen, Turkmenistan |
![Flag of Turkmenistan along the highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763573.2cWH95Br.UZTM112928.jpg) Flag of Turkmenistan along the highway |
![Turkmenistan Railways locomotive](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763574.fZ0Z1kru.UZTM112930.jpg) Turkmenistan Railways locomotive |
![Roadside monument with armored vehicles outside Tejen, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763575.b4dzANx7.UZTM112931.jpg) Roadside monument with armored vehicles outside Tejen, Turkmenistan |
![Tank on static display along the highway near city of Tejen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763576.ExEshshf.UZTM112932.jpg) Tank on static display along the highway near city of Tejen |
![Welcome to Tejen, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763577.CHDHebLV.UZTM112933.jpg) Welcome to Tejen, Turkmenistan |
![Mosaic wall at the entrance to Tejen, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763578.Yaj3ejmr.UZTM112934.jpg) Mosaic wall at the entrance to Tejen, Turkmenistan |
![0.62 TMT = $0.22 per liter or $0.83 per gallon - payable if you've used your free monthly quota](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763579.cHbUdMxZ.UZTM112936.jpg) 0.62 TMT = $0.22 per liter or $0.83 per gallon - payable if you've used your free monthly quota |
![Mosque of Tejen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763580.Im0NIs6O.UZTM112937.jpg) Mosque of Tejen |
![Cotton harvest season](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763581.OSSzbiIS.UZTM112938.jpg) Cotton harvest season |
![Small cable-stay bridge over a canal between Tejen and Mary](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/140763582.D5Iljuuv.UZTM112940.jpg) Small cable-stay bridge over a canal between Tejen and Mary |