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July 26th 2014

Published: July 30th 2014

Lonliest stretch of desert highway.First car in two hours.A single, white Lada.Skinny red coffin on top.It was beautiful. Experiences may carry a wealth of great potential lessons, however, the whole "best teacher" assertion might be pushing it a bit far. At the least, they add weight to those lessons and drive the point home, especially in the minds of those of us who seemingly have yet to she... Read Full Entry

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Just after this, a German military helicopter made an emergency landing and accidentally set a dry wheat field on fire. Uzbekistan

some bumpy road in Uzbekistan

"beef-shtyeks c garnirom"

Meat patty with rice, buckwheat, macaroni, and a fried egg

Pelmemi - like meat dumplings

Goluptsi

Cabbage rolls stuffed with meat

Pelmemi - not soup style

Another "beef-shtyeks" with "garnir" (side dishes)

Samsa, salad, and yogurt sauce

"myasa zharenoye" fried meat

"grechka" (buckwheat) with hot dog

Fried eggplant sandwiching tomato slices and mayonaise

Another "beef-shtyeks"

30th July 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

A truly insightful blog...
I'm pleased you decided to wait out the heat wave in Shymkent. One shouldn't have to suffer all the time! The pictures of the food looked delicious. And thanks for the pictures of Bukhara...my favorite town on the Silk Road.

30th July 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Overloaded
We always get a chuckle when we pass vehicles overloaded beyond belief. This one is great.

8th August 2014

Madonna
non-member comment

Amazing!
You continue to amaze us! Great adventures. Great writing! Happy trails!

31st May 2016

Jonathan
non-member comment

Cookin' an egg
55 C, now that is some real heat! To rescue their country, we ought to send all our foreign aid to their ice skating program.

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