Affectionately referred to as "Five Legs" this shopping center and tallest fountain in the world has a good restaurant on the top floor. Eat slowly and watch the lights go out over Ashgabat at 11 PM. Read: Ashgabat: City of Love/
This poor goat was chosen as the main course in that evening's Ramadan fast-breaking celebration. Our horse guide (left) had the honor of slitting its throat while the benefactor (right) managed to do the rest of the work within minutes. www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/10/goat-and-five-fingers/
The severed head stared back at us as we warmed ourselves with tea at a yurt at Song Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/10/goat-and-five-fingers/
