Samarkand Tour - Part 2
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After Shah_i-Zinda, we drove to the mausoleum of Amir Timur (Tamerlane). If a stunning building, with several tombs inside - the back granite tomb of Timur and the rest of some of his family members,Meer informatie
After Shah_i-Zinda, we drove to the mausoleum of Amir Timur (Tamerlane). If a stunning building, with several tombs inside - the back granite tomb of Timur and the rest of some of his family members,Meer informatie
Today we went on a tour of Samarkand. Interestingly, unlike Bukhara old city, which is concentrated in a small walkable area, Samarkand sites are spread out, so our guide took us around in a car.Meer informatie
In the morning, we took a taxi to the summer residence of the last emir. It was a very beautiful “dacha” with exquisite decorations and lavish displays of the many gifts that emir received fromMeer informatie
Today we took a 5 hour walking tour around the old city of Bukhara. It was quite incredible to learn about the layers of history. Bukhara is very old town in the Sill Route but only three buildingsMeer informatie
We departed Khiva early in the morning and rode for 7 hours in the car across the dessert to Bukhara. Once in Bukhara, we walked around the main square centered around the Lyabi Havuz, or main 17thMeer informatie
We took a very early morning flight from Tashkent to Urgench and then a 40 min taxi ride to Khiva. There, we met our guide and spent a few hours walking the old town. Khiva was a very very old town,Meer informatie
We spent an afternoon in Tashkent, as our transition point. We went to one of the beautiful parks, and rode Tashkent metro. The stations built during the Soviet times are stunning - each decorated inMeer informatie
Today we had a long lunch with Gulsun - it was so great to catch up with her. Last time I saw her 15 years ago when we were last in Istanbul, but with some people, you don’t miss a beat even beingMeer informatie
We first went to the Jewish museum inside the active synagogue. There are over 20,000 Jewish in Istanbul now and there are some active synagogue still. The sultans were very favorable to the manyMeer informatie
This morning, we went to the Topkapi palace where the sultans lived. Most of the building in the palace Freire life of the sultans and are museum of clothing, kitchen accessories and a treasury.Meer informatie