This was our dinner in the Palace of Happiness or the Wedding Palace. It was called the Bagt Kosgi Restaurant, but I’m not sure what that means in Turkmen.

Vicky is walking into the restaurant area in the first photo. There were some dancers on the right side of the grand piano to greet our arrival. One other person ate in this restaurant while we were there.

We were treated to music and dancing during our meal and evening here, but then they took it up a notch.

You can see the food that greeted us on our arrival to our tables. Everything was fresh and delicious. We also had vegetable soup and beef, chicken, lamb and potatoes.

The entertainment crew dressed us all up in Turkmen clothing and we all went through a mock wedding ceremony with all the drama and excitement.

You can see Vicky and myself dressed up as Turkmen in the fourth photo.

I don’t want to get too political but I will say that if our country wants to deal with the likes of Putin and Kim Jong Un, we need to send the three guys in the last photo, not an ex game-show host.

These guys mean business and take no prisoners…