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Ok, this blog will also be mainly pics. This is a country that will take time for us to process once we are home. Each day we saw a different section of the country tracing its 2500 years of history.
And unlike Egypt, most of the history completely unknown to us.
Overall, it is an agricultural based country, carved out of the desert. The scale, detail and beauty of the 3 main silk route cities is at times overwhelming. When we asked our guide,, when did they stop using the silk route. She quite seriously answered. It hasn't. You are here today.
We booked thru Global Connect in Samankan for the 12 day trip. And they booked everything for Ed and I, all transport, Accommodations, and local guides for each of the cities - Tashkent, Khiva. Bukhara, and Samankan, plus a stay in a yurt and a tradional guest house in a small village. Everything went smoothly. We highly recommend them.
Tomorrow we will spend our last day in Samankan, and then take the afternoon train back to Tashkent four our early morning flight. Another amazing yrip.
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Vicki
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Fascinating!