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Bukhara

The weather was much cooler on the ride to Bukhara, one of the great Silk Road cities. Today we got to have a new adventure called try to fond fuel. In Khiva the gas stations are either closed or have no fuel. We got black market fuel of questionable quality in 5 liter plastic bottles from a car wash. Supposedly, fuel would be more available nearer Bukhara. After passing dozens of closed stations, and being in the middle of nowhere, I stopped a a decrepit old building with a few guys sitting around. After some thinking, one of them had fuel available. He hopped on the back and we took a 500 meter ride to his house. Out came the plastic bottles. I managed to get enough to get to Bukhara with about 20 miles to spare.
Bukhara is a much larger city than Khiva, and it has been very much restored. It is much more touristy but less interesting than Khiva.
We had a nice afternoon and evening in Bukhara, and replenished our "bricks" of money.

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