TASHKENT

BUSTLING MODERN TASHKENT

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May 5th 2007
3 days in Tashkent, not really my favorite city, it is modern and does not have the charm of the 3 ancient cities we've been so far. This is also the end of the trip for almost half of the people that started in Ashgabat, Leslie celebrated her birthday, they went to the FM Bar which has a circus like show with semi clad women giving massages and lap dance if you want , skipped it since I was feel ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

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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