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April 23rd 2008
Published: April 24th 2008
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I knew that Uzbekistan would be quite a different experience when I saw that the ticket office of Uzbekistan Airways in Dubai was closed three times a week for “Flight Duty” and at the check-in counter where I had to battle with people transporting huge home cinema sets and half a dozen truck tires… I spent a total of 10 days in Uzbekistan, most of it visiting cultural sites along the Silk ... Read Full Entry



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Lyabi HauzLyabi Hauz
Lyabi Hauz

Time for a cappuciono
Medressa in BukharaMedressa in Bukhara
Medressa in Bukhara

This Medressa is still being used
The arts: Carpet weavingThe arts: Carpet weaving
The arts: Carpet weaving

A young man weaving in the streets of Bukhara
The arts: Carpet weavingThe arts: Carpet weaving
The arts: Carpet weaving

This is the result: massive carpets hanging in the bazaar of Bukhara
The arts: PaintingThe arts: Painting
The arts: Painting

One of many painters inside a Medressa in Bukhara
The arts: Shoe fashionThe arts: Shoe fashion
The arts: Shoe fashion

Pretty impressive taste for fashion with this new summer collection that would make Karl Lagerfeld jealous
Coronation Court in BukharaCoronation Court in Bukhara
Coronation Court in Bukhara

Born leadership skills
Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday
Happy Birthday

Birthday party of a staff member of my hotel in Bukhara (K Komil)
The peopleThe people
The people

Euhh....The camels look completely different from the ones in the middle east (See Jordan) due to the harsh winters
KhivaKhiva
Khiva

At the west entrance of the city with view on the unfinished Kalta Minor Minaret
KhivaKhiva
Khiva

The unfinished Minaret and me
Al Khwarizmi from KhivaAl Khwarizmi from Khiva
Al Khwarizmi from Khiva

With a little bit of imagination Al Khwarizmi becomes algorithms and here we go, this is the man who invented it
KhivaKhiva
Khiva

View on some tombs and mosques in Khiva
Khiva minaretKhiva minaret
Khiva minaret

Guess who climed the 116 steep steps of the minaret and felt it in his legs till the next day...?
The way backThe way back
The way back

The sleeper train I took to go back to Tashkent, 19 hours
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Cabin

My cabin-mates in the train



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