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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. This description has been edited by 1 person. Travel and Tourism Guides for Popular Cities in UzbekistanTravel and Tourism Guides for Regions in Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan Travel Blogs
Sep 05, 2006 - Oct 01, 2006
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan -› Khiva, Uzbekistan -› ...
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I was walking in the streets around the Ichon-Kala in Khiva every schoolkid
learnt this sentence: "Hello mister, bon-bon" or if they were bold
enough "Hello mister, pen" and if they really thought you were rich
they would start with "Hello mister, dollar", ah the universal power
of the dollar also reached Uzbekistan. Luckily for all those kids I had bought
a kilo of bon-bons on the bazaar this morning so they all got their share of
bon-bons and I got my share of photo's, fair deal.
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Oct 05, 2007 - Oct 09, 2007
Tashkent, Uzbekistan -› Xiva, Uzbekistan -› ...
My first impression of Tashkent was that it was surprisingly modern and huge. As the flight from Osaka descended over the Uzbek capital, one could see a sprawling metropolis that was a stark contrast to the earlier views from the aircraft. We flew over some of the harshest landscapes on the planet on our way from Japan to Uzbekistan, including the Taklamakan desert and the Tianshan. So, it was refreshing to find a metropolis criss-crossed with wide avenues and patched with large gre...
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Sep 01, 2006 - Sep 08, 2006
Tashkent, Uzbekistan -› Xiva, Uzbekistan -› ...
This is the first and last day to spend time in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan! I think I can enjoy here maybe two or three days from guide book, but unfortunatle we have to leave tomorrow. I like the museum about silk and clafts. The pictures on the tea set are interesting. They got a cotton design on it. There was their traditional design called atlas too. I liked the building of museum itself as well. It is colorful, and have a design which reminds me temples in China. ...
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Oct 30, 2006 - Nov 09, 2006
Kabul, Afghanistan -› Salang, Afghanistan -› ...
This is a summary of my trip from Kabul to Mazar, across the border into Uzbekistan to Bukhara, and from there into Turkmenistan. After visiting Merv and Ashgabad, we headed south into Western Afghanistan, to Herat, from where we flew home to Kabul
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