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After arriving in Tashkent the previous night, I was back at the airport again for my flight to Khiva (or Xiva in Uzbek), my next stop in Uzbekistan. The only things I saw in Tashkent were my hotel room, the airport and the restaurants. I should definitely come back for more. I felt as though my 15-hour stay (of which 7 hours went to sleeping) did not do justice to what used to be the fourth biggest city in the good-old Soviet Union. Nevertheless, I was happy to move on to Khiva. After all, …

I woke up very early in the morning to see sunrise. It was fucking cold!! I did not bring any warm cloth caz I thought Uzbekistan should be very hot at this time. Opposite way around, morning and night is very cold. Cold shower makes it more. I went to a higher place and waited sinrise, but could not do with standing outside. After all I climbed up a minaret and saw sunrise. It was OK. I expected more red color. It was kind a cloudy day and could not see clearly. Well, I went…