Turkmenistan-Ashgabat: Wide Empty Boulevards Part 4

Welcome to my travelchannel. ☛☛☞☛ On my channel you can find more than 1000 films of almost 80 countries. See the playlist on my youtube ! Ashgabat wide empty boulevards: The capital city of Turkmenistan is over-the-top and outlandish, with white marble buildings flanking wide and empty boulevards, psychedelic government edifices looming over perfectly manicured gardens. Through the last decade, the country has prospered tremendously from their vast natural gas and oil resources. The government has since poured their wealth into reforming their capital city. Lonely Planet describes Ashgabat as a cross between Las Vegas and Pyongyang — it’s easy to see how accurate this description is once you’re here. With the glitzy marble facades and bright neon lights, Ashgabat resembles Las Vegas especially by night. On the other hand, the artificially clean and new look, and the Stalinist-like regime that govern
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