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Some History Lessons
... Silk Road itinerary. Do the classic Tashkent-Samarqand-Bukhara-Khiva route in westward steps and return back to Tashkent or jump to Khiva and do it in reverse. Those who did it in reverse said that it made sense to start with Khiva (which was magnificent) and then go on to Bukhara (which was even more magnificent) and then to Samarqand (which was beyond belief). There were other views as well. We opted for the reverse route and lost no time in procuring train tickets ...
Trains Plains and Stomach Pains
... off travellers with this new visa requirement adding to the woes of what is already a depressed tourist industry. With nothing else to be done except make alternative plans it’s now been decided that we shall fly to Delhi and cycle in an anti-clockwise direction around Himmael Pradesh.
With our riding ended by an enforced flight our motivation for the final leg to Tashkent had fallen off the scale not helped by my grumbling stomach, the mid day heat and the ...
Tashkent, round 2
... modernity and economic potential of the country. There was a somewhat baffling collection of photos of the semi-despotic president with various world leaders, many of whom are no longer in office, as he's been around so long. I did enjoy seeing some of the pre-Timurid art as well. Also saw Navoi Park, with a collection of Soviet-style follies and monuments. After some hunting, found the Albukumin Medressa, which featured various craftsmen and actual ...
Third Stan in a Row
... under his awning; we spread out, finding spots in the shade and entertaining the local kids who were fascinated by our electronic readers.
On the roads in Kazakhstan we had interesting stops. One lunch was in an abandoned building, great for shade from the noon time sun and full of broken glass. On another stop the ladies toilet was communal style. ...
Tashkent
... Khiva-Tashkent(very uneffective office), then to a clinic because I'm lack of sleeping pills - they were very kind to me, went with me to the pharmacy to buy - didn't take money for this
Amir Timur museum and the History museum: nice. I walked in the city a lot, even went to the opera&ballet hall - they had a Tajistn opera at 17:00, I decided I'm too tired to sit there 2 hours.
Chorsu bazar : not nice! I ...
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