Uzbekistan – the Watermelon Capital of the World –mile 8846 - 4 July 2012


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July 4th 2012
Published: December 18th 2012
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If only the bike would run on watermelons!! Watermelons are not necessarily the first thing you thing of when Uzbekistan is mentioned but they are everywhere. Every road is lined with stalls selling them, every vehicle we pass is crammed full of them - I never knew there were so many watermelons in the world. What isn't everywhere is petrol. You have to check out at least 6 petrol stations be... Read Full Entry



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Ulugh Beg and all that remains of his once great observatoryUlugh Beg and all that remains of his once great observatory
Ulugh Beg and all that remains of his once great observatory

amongst other things he used it to determine the length of the year to within 25 seconds and the tilt of the earth with an accuracy not surpassed for centuries
Samarkand central  marketSamarkand central  market
Samarkand central market

the best place to top up the wads of Som - the money changers hang out round the back so you just have to walk past looking like a tourist and they find you
..and cotton......and cotton....
..and cotton....

the crops that need so much irrigation and led to the shrinking of the Aral Sea-
..but we turn off it and head for the hills in search of petrogylphs..but we turn off it and head for the hills in search of petrogylphs
..but we turn off it and head for the hills in search of petrogylphs

its a 50 mile dirt road detour through spectacular scenery.
 Ulugbeg's Madrasa Ulugbeg's Madrasa
Ulugbeg's Madrasa

in a peaceful rose garden in Gujidon - that completes the hat trick, now we've seen all 3 Madrassa's he's built
Ulugbeg's other two MadrassasUlugbeg's other two Madrassas
Ulugbeg's other two Madrassas

in Samarkand (1420) where Ulugbeg actually taught and Bukhara (1417)
relaxing in Bukhararelaxing in Bukhara
relaxing in Bukhara

a drink under the ancinet mulbery trees on Lyabi-Hauz plaza
 Hoja Nasruddin enjoying his evening  Hoja Nasruddin enjoying his evening
Hoja Nasruddin enjoying his evening

the wise fool who appears in many tales, the local kids love having their picture taken with him



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