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    Brad exchanging money. Dealing out of a bicycle basket.🤔
    2Learning about hats5I couldn't convince Brad to buy oneSpectacular towers and tile work1You can see women knitting all over the old town. Particularly socks.The carved columns are extra extraordinary1The king's palace chamber1One of the wives' rooms1Yes, I love doorsPalace courtyardA cemetery2A little boy who came to talk to us and tell Brad he liked his moustacheBeard trimmingShave readyHigh wire show timeOne brother balancing on the other's headOne arm on his brother's head1Six-year-old balanced on the top1Golden hourDinner view

    Exploring Khiva, Uzbekistan

    September 26 in Uzbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We had a wonderful walking tour of the Old Town today and learned about the city’s history and the stories of the beautiful buildings we toured. About 3,000 people still live within the walls of the old town, about 150,000 live outside it. Uzbekistan in general is becoming a popular tourist spot for Europeans, especially those from France, Spain, and Italy. Most go to the larger cities of Samarkand and Tashkent. Khiva will soon be discovered as well.

    The morning started with a chilly 17 degrees but warmed up quickly to about 26 by the afternoon. We had lunch with some of our travel mates and then went wandering around on our own. We’re charmed by this city. It feels quite fairytale.

    At 6 pm we attended a high wire performance by a family - two brothers and one of their sons, a six year old! It was only 20 minutes long and $5 U.S. but well worth it. Really entertaining.

    Dinner tonight was with the whole group at a restaurant overlooking the city. The food here has been good, particularly the lamb dishes. And I couldn’t resist ordering a bottle of Uzbeki “champagne.” Don’t need to do that again. 😉    Read more