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Russian car from back in the day, seemingly abandoned at the prison!

Outside the oldest architectural building in Central Asia (800-900 AD)

Here's our high-speed train to Samarkand

They don't like to have their photos taken but hey ho..

Bustling city with lots of modern technology by the looks of it

View from our bedroom window down into the open air courtyard of the Grand Samarkand Hotel

More of Bukhara then on to Samarkand

September 19, 2023 in Uzbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

Shakira joined our table last night and once more (in fact more than once!) stated that I was definitely not English and needed to look into my DNA and I would find I was of some Asian heritage…. 😳)
Suitcases picked up by 9am this morning as they are being transported in the coach and we are going by train to Samarkand this afternoon.
The last morning of sightseeing took us to The Ark again with the prison and a couple of mausoleums. A quick coffee and cake in the café opposite the hotel then off to the station at 2.30 pmRead more