Getting Amused At The Dushanbe Zoo

Seeing animals, ho hum. At the Dushanbe Zoo, there are plenty of rides and amusements when the fauna start to bore. Dare to ride?

Also, a bit sad. Pool tables to the left, slide in the middle, and flying chairs to the right. Unoccupied.

Water ride. Never get out of the blind duck that has flames coming out of its butt. Goalie, already committed.

Shooting gallery. "My gun can blow apart a brick wall!"

Measuring your strength. Do you have a mean right hook or a massive left calf? More blindness, this time on the trippy mushroom train.

Nobody into the pool. Ever.

Night At The Amusement Park, Part two

Time to make another wander through the night amusement park, so much good stuff for the senses.

Just follow the arrows down for all the action.

Good mess. Rides scattered about, food destroyed and left. All satisfying.

Fixing stuff and bears crushing a foe. Busy.

Various transportation options. Bumping in the night or slow on the rails.

Back on the flood plain, an eerie, beautiful sight.

Night At The Amusement Park, Part One

Vientiane is a hot, tropical city and getting out and around during the day is tough. Once the sun sets, people emerge for a night of food and fun. There's a local amusement park right next to the Mekong river and it's a great place to go. And photograph.

It's there, just over the berm and in the flood plain.

Light and color, a natural attraction. Riders, human and otherwise, are welcome.

A world of sea.

Amusement or sly vocational training? Little digger attraction. Sink a ball, claim a beer. Tough town, tough game.

Romper balloon city.