BUKHARA

BUSY BUT CHARMING BUKHARA

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April 26th 2007
I was told that tennis is a very popular sport here and when we saw there was a tennis complex accross the road from our hotel we decided to book court time, actually I did then Angus and Geoff tagged along, we rented racquets and balls, it was dissapointing as were given only 2 balls both dead, and the racquets sucks as well on top of that the guy managing the place is corrupt! He tried to charg ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Bukhara

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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