Bukhara

Took another high speed train from Tashkent to Bukhara - one of Uzbekistan's ancient cities and famous stops on the Silk Road. After checking into our guest house, we went for a late lunch (plov and Uzbek salad), a quick wander through the old town, followed by a stop at Silk Road Tea House for tea and sweets to escape from the heat. We caught up with Dav (Aussie we met in Kyrgyzstan) to watch the minaret light up and for dinner.

We spent the next few days in Bukhara wandering the old town, visiting mosques, madrassahs (Muslim schools turned souvenir and craft stores) and markets, and eating shashlik and plov on a daily basis. We enjoyed walking through the old town, which made you feel like you were walking back in time through a beautiful ancient city. We stopped into the central market where we were overwhelmed with kindness from local vendors selling spices, tea and dried fruits. We also got up early to visit the Sunday animal market and Old Bazaar, where we were the only foreigners and received many funny looks. We loved our time in Bukhara!Weiterlesen