Uzbekistan Vacations, Uzbekistan Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

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Uzbekistan is a former Soviet Republic that sits along the heart of the ancient Silk Road. In it are located famed and exotic Silk Road cities such as Bukhara, Samarqand, and Khiva. Traveling in Uzbekistan is a schizophrenic experience, as you drift constantly between predominantly Russian-speaking Tashkent, the capital, to Tajik-speaking Samarqand and Bukhara, all the time surrounded by Uzbek speakers who call this home. While Tashkent is a typical Soviet creation, with wide, tree-lined boulevards and "insta-ruin" apartment buildings (micrayon), Samarqand, Bukhara, and Khiva have preserved many Timurid monuments dating from the 14th century, or earlier. Bukhara is especially fascinating since its intact Old City is very much lived-in, and has an air of what the ancient Silk Road oasis cities must have been like.

When you visit Uzbekistan's historic cities and are charmed by the opennes and friendliness of the people, don't forget that this country is ruled with an iron fist by one of the world's most viscious dictators. Life in the country is still very much that of a police state existence. Still, from the normal citizens you are unlikely to encounter anything but absolute friendship, and will be charmed by the constant invitations to tea. Uzbekistan is a fascinating country full of history and wonderful people just waiting to be discovered.

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