Theatre night

Believe it or not I went to Uzbekistan’s largest and most ornate theatre (built by the Soviets) and watched Aleko, an opera by Rachmaninov, just before going in I saw a guy who had been killed when hit by a car crossing the street, not pretty (it certainly made me more conscious when crossing roads around here).
I spent about 4 hours with a guide looking at the main bazaar, a few mosques, a museum and rode the metro which was pretty good as there is a train every 4 or 5 minutes on all lines and many of the stations have been decorated quite ornately.
The price of food is quite amazing, I had a 3 course meal in a nice restaurant including 2 soft drinks for $A17 and it tasted really nice.Read more