Mausoleum, Museum, Tea

Ted valiantly went down to breakfast and was spotted by a group member on our room balcony-hence the photo. The morning tour was a bit gruelling as it was hot and no time for any refreshments! First stop, after a short bus ride, was the Chor Bakr Memorial complex which is a Mausoleum and burial complex, visited by Muslims pilgrims for centuries. From there we went to visit the former home of an Uzbek politician, Fayzullah Khodjaev, who was bumped off by the Soviets (shot) at the tender age of 32 in Siberia. His house is now a museum but is also where affianced couples come for pre-wedding photo shoots. A quick stop at another Murassah (with accompanying souvenir stall which sold Soviet Military Uniform jackets, literally covered in medals and badges) before we were allowed to have a quick snack- 13.45 by this time! The second attempt to visit the puppet theatre was again thwarted as the bloke was still not back from the funeral so we went to a tea tasting instead. This was really lovely with 4 types of tea and little sweets to try-delicious. Ted was not up to tea tasting so had made his own way back to the hotel after the lunch snack. Several others had also parted company with the group to do their own thing but will be meeting up at 19.30 for dinner in another local restaurant. By now several group members are or have been on Imodium but all battling on!Read more