watermelons - they're everywhere...

Uzbekistan – the Watermelon Capital of the World –mile 8846 - 4 July 2012

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July 4th 2012
If only the bike would run on watermelons!! Watermelons are not necessarily the first thing you thing of when Uzbekistan is mentioned but they are everywhere. Every road is lined with stalls selling them, every vehicle we pass is crammed full of them - I never knew there were so many watermelons in the world. What isn't everywhere is petrol. You have to check out at least 6 petrol stations ... 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