The Registan in Samarkand

Samarkand and onto Tashkent

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May 12th 2007
Monday April 30. The uzbeck people are some of the nicest of the trip so far. Everywhere I stop they offer me tea and other treats. It is often difficult to pay for breakfast and they have an excellent sense of humour. The one negative side is their terrible driving. Perhaps it is only the third generation of drivers who are sane. I frequently see crashes but even after a crash they seem detached ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand

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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... ... read more