Peeking into the Kalon courtyard

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The best things in life come in pairs...

September 27th 2001
Some people claim that Bukhara with its quarter of a million citizens is the holiest city i Central Asia, and I begin to see where they got the idea from. On a day like today, the sun shining brightly on a clear blue sky, and the sand coloured buildings shining back just as brightly, it is hard not to be mesmerized by her true beauty. Last night's adventure means we get to start a bit later thi ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Bukhara

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

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