SAMARQAND

THE GRANDEUR OF SAMARQAND

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May 1st 2007
So far the smallest room we've ever stayed in, and the bathroom is flooding whenever you shower because the drainage does not work, oh dear, Disholdan hotel is small with a courtyard, but the family running it is nice and attends to all our needs. Hot as usual very hard to walk around in the schorching heat, our guided city tour was bearable in part due to the fact that the guide is hot, half Uzb ... 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