Baku – Azerbaijani Transport Ministry spokesman Namig Hasanov has announced that special buses will operate in Baku during Eurovision. Azadlig Square will be terminus for the special buses during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Four control stations will also be opened in Baku to facilitate the process of transporting the large numbers of visitors.
One of the stations will be placed at the Baku Crystal Hall, two on Azadlig Square and one station at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
“Buses to transport passengers to the Baku Crystal Hall, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku International Bus Terminal and hotels will be stationed on the square,” Hasanov said.
22 taxi stops will be established in the central and main areas of the capital, served by London taxi cabs. Hasanov said taxi stops will be established in such places as the Azneft and Fizuli squares, airport, bus station and elsewhere.
“Some 220 drivers have been specially trained for driving vehicles involved during the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku,” the Transport Minister said.
There is no indication yet about how much they will be allowed to charge, but all of the taxis will be fitted to accept payment by credit card as well as cash.
Source – Today.az
It sounds expensive, but that would be inevitable everywhere.
Yes sounds expensive, but this is the time where everybody want to impress somebody with smth expensive…
Off topic, last year, NDR introduced the songchecker category on its site. Songchecker are video introductions (including expert interviews) to all 42 songs. Yesterday, the started with Montenegro and the lady expert said that she loved the song, hoped that it would qualify and thought that it deserved top 10 in the final.
For those who understand some German:
http://www.eurovision.de/videos/songcheck/songcheck101.html
They will post videos on all songs over the next couple of weeks.
But who is she?? The most important fact – who is she, I don’t know! :/
She’s a lady from a popular radio station. Most ‘experts’ are radio people. Last year, the only exception was our commentator Peter Urban.
Lady expert for what exactly? :/ Lady experts exist in all segments, maybe she is lady expert for mining? That’s what I dislike in ESC new jury system, they present jury as expert, but we don’t know anything about it! It actually reminds me of Azeri government somehow! It seems ESC fans don’t attack proper things sometimes!
And I don’t mean Germany now, don’t attack me immediately after this, I just used example because you posted for Germany, and that is not only for Germany that is for all countries!
I want to know who is NEW jury in ESC by each country every year, they should write all names somewhere and who is who, who worked where and which education has? Whole biographies to write!
like this we can have grannies from flee market as a jury in Moldova (just example)! :/ that fishy system in NEW esc jury MUST somehow!
*MUST end somehow…..
Definitive Montenegro break the record for the most cheap and horrible song?? in the history from the ESC , congratulations
yes, I am also from Germany and really love them. I think if Lena would not have won for us, NDR would never have been eager enough to really be interested in Eurovision fans. Thanks Lena, if this was your “fault”!
Toggie always leave because he thinks I will argue with him! It’ makes me laugh, but also very sad at the same time!
Yes, I leave now and then because there are things to be done both in the house and in the garden. You know, it is not always about you … ♫♪♫ “It’s all about you and the things that you do …” ♫♪♫ … I will reply in due time if I want to.
But you have replayed me this time in other article!
You actually always replay to me, just very rare you think I will argue with you, but that actually won’t happen! 
And please don’t use that horrible song when you describe me, pleaseeeeee, I beeeeeeeeeg you! Is it so hard to describe the same expression without using that song!? I already had stomach problems yesterday so I don’t want to increase them…
But I always quote ESC songs whenever they fit.
I am off to the garden again because I bought all those plants this morning …
But if somebody ask you in normal and polite way not to do so? Because you are talking about me!!! I have a right to ask you not do do so because it’s about me! :/ NO COMMENT!
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