Tashkent - Chorsu Bazar

Early in the morning, we flew from Dushanbe back to Tashkent and had two days there, waiting for our return flight to Zagreb. We went to the famous Chorsu indoor market and walked around. It was massive, much bigger than Dushanbe market, with all possible fruits, vegetables, nuts, spices and endless rows of meat. We then went to see the oldest Quran in the world. The large book was from the 7th century and was brought to Uzbekistan by Timur in the 14th century as part of his conquests. No pictures were allowed as it was in the mosque and is one of the most sacred places for Muslims. In the evening, we went for dinner at one of many Tashkent Korean eateries, properly named K Town, and enjoyed Korean BBQ. There is a large Korean population in Tashkent, remnants from the Russian and Soviet times.Read more