January 19, 2013
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Stan-ning Around
What is your name, Vulture? whose shadow circles the last of the dream
high above cheetah’s last echo rains out a drummer’s tattoo- that dinners last bell
http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~sibel/poetry/books/ottoman/what_witch_are_you.html -a link to the wform of the above
bearded vultures are known in turkmenistan where this – kaplankyr naature preserve is with many antelope but no cheetahs – kaplankyr; where the cheetahs live
one of the 14 wineries around Samarkind Uzbekistan…. just a stan over – yes for a Secular muslim land there is a shot at fine award winning and exported so you don’t miss that detail wine
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tajikistan/restaurants
anther stan over is tajikstan wherein should you care to read there is european coffee and ecuadoran opportunity
pardon me an Elton John rip-off but, I’m still “Stan-ing”
Kazakhstan
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of course you can horse or something equally pallette-wise horrific but perhaps you’ll note cookie cutter world similarism has crept in
but
kitchen food um, I’m hungry
even less info here and I’m feeling turkey day feast worthy
turkmeni, tajik, uzbeki and Kazakhstan. food perhaps foreign but not perhaps completely foreign – a good meal is still a good meal
kebabs, international offerings, uzbeki noodles, kazakh dumplingsor perhaps antelope steak they might recognize?
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yes, no mention of paki or afghani stan as such arent particularly friendly or good to stan about
silk road now treasures even in the stans
Comments (8)
Great title for Stan places. Some of the food even looks good.
Enjoyed this photo journey and eatery. heh.
@sleekpunk - sure would hope theres something for meals
@SandraErickson -
you’ve been to canada and a few places in the states- curious, have you noticed there is a feel that is backwater and world class too such exists — some people’s enthusiasm of presentatiion leaves one to be excited or not. or not
I like this line – “whose shadow circles the last of the dream.” Is it from something? I wrote a poem about vultures once and I have no clue where it is. Are you longing to world travel? I’m afraid my brain gets between me and trying certain foods. I have a mental block. Even when they look good. I’ve been fooled before! peace & smiles
@peacenow - burning with desire , no – however interested enough to try and good time yes. these have a people part to them
– the poem fragments mine – the form is mirrored and listed which-witch are tou,htnl or something like that- fine poem worth reading.
I’ve always wanted to go to Kazakhstan ever since the Borat movie came out because the tourism department has went out of its way to distance the country from that movie.
@godfatherofgreenbay - lol- I know the name but dont think I recall any borat