Velotreki

A bit of a rainy mess.

On our last morning in Baku the sunshine we brought from Abu Dhabi finally ran out.

We headed out across town to the old Soviet era Velotreki. A bicycle track, if you will. Or according to our guide, Velotreki is Azeri for “we don’t actually know how to ride bikes anymore but we still have this weird stadium that we don’t know what to do with” Personally, I would be terrified to cycle here… the track is uneven and you’re supposed to go up on the sides, which I would assume requires top speeds.

I can only imagine the rush the cyclists must have felt walking out of the tunnel and amongst the rose bushes to the roar of the crowd.

I’m assuming it doesn’t get too much use these days…

Other highlights at the velotreki included this chicken foot:

Thanks to our champion tour guide!

On the way back we passed the local university. Yay for education!

xo, jill