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Hotel Kamila Samarkand

Artema Street, 26 Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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Experiencing the ancient architecture of Samarkand

A travel blog entry by ae.middlemarch

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Today I engaged a 16-year-old boy, Ilham, as guide. He works here at the hotel and is super smart and speaks excellent English.

We set out to see two nearby architectural masterpieces: The Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the Registan complex of three medressas (religious schools).

Bibi-Khanym was Timur's fourth wife. While he was away on …

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Tamerlane's Legacy

A travel blog entry by silkroadstu

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... of town.

Besides this, on a bright, sunny day – which at this time of year is rare – Samarkand shines. The evening sunlight paints the tall minarets an earthen gold and the bright blue cupolas and domes provide contrast and colour. Tamerlane may have been a tyrant and a little crazy but his visions for his city have left a legacy in Samarkand that, despite now been a little refined, is a truly rewarding ...

Beautifully schooled and entombed!

A travel blog entry by lyncraven

... being on the Trans-Mongolian and the Chinese trains (including the one to Lhasa, Tibet). There were 6 beds in an open compartment (3 a-side), with 3 in the corridor facing them. Closed areas for luggage were under the bottom beds in the compartment and aisle bed (the latter also doubling up to offer a central table aside 2 seats, during the day).

It was dark when I boarded and there were no lights on in the carriage at all. I couldn’t see at all ...

Het hart van de zijderoute

A travel blog entry by maartenmarieann

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... We hebben op de plaats gestaan aan de Inchon Kala, een wel erg mooie en ook hoge minaret, waar Genghis ooit op zijn paard voorbijreed en zo ver naar boven moest kijken dat zijn helm afviel waardoor hij die moest oprapen. Hij had nog nooit voor niets of niemand geknield en daarom spaarde hij deze. Wij vonden de aanliggende medressa en moskee van een even buitenaardse schoonheid. Ook hebben we in de diepe gevangenisput gekeken van het 18de eeuwse fort waar sgt. Conolly 4 jaar ...

Mad dogs & Englishmen!

A travel blog entry by alexgrange

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... in the old town, which has been walled in by what my guide called the "Berlin Wall of Samarkand". The old town is right next to the Guri Amir Mausoleum, and the authorities decided they would prefer the tourists to look at a four metre high wall, rather than the characterful old town. The courtyard had many flowers, but ...

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