Turquoise domes & other delights

Asia » Uzbekistan
October 10th 2007

Published: October 26th 2007

Arrived into Tashkent Airport on the 4th October evening to find no-one at the visa office. After hanging about for 45 minutes and hassling every official looking person I could find, finally a man came up to me, asked for my visa number and passport, and just ran off with them. Before I could stop to wonder if I would ever see my passport again, he was back after 10 minutes with the visa, asked f... Read Full Entry

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The Ark, Bukhara

The exterior walls of this royal fort which was occupied from the 5th century until 1920.

Bread seller

Your eyes are not deceiving you. She really is selling bread from a baby's pram. I saw a few of these around.

Peaches & nectarines

Uzbek fashion

The telpek (sheepskin hat) is great for those cold Uzbek winters.

Kalon Mosque & Kalon Minaret

The minaret is 47 metres high and was built in 1127. The original mosque was destroyed by Chinggis Khan, and rebuilt in the 16th century.

Chor-Minor

The gatehouse of a previous medressa built in 1807.

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