Visited the three main silk road cities in Uzbekistam. All three are completely different. Khiva is very small with most ot the city comtained within the city walls. Fascinating buildings all restored to their former glory. It looks similar to a childs samdcastle with most of the buildings being made of samd coloured mud. Lots of minarets amd madrasses to explore. Bukhara was more touristy but had am excellemt square with fountains and cafes all roumd. The vodka monster attacked me here and I was led astray by my room mate hemce my sightseeing was somewhat curtailled. Samarkand was my favourite with magnificent restored buildings. All very ornate and you can almost feel the history as you stroll around. They talk a lot about some guy called Ghengis Khan around here. Haven't met him yet but I'm sure I will do! Hopefully I will post some pictures to follow of the cities.
It's 45 % inflation here in Uzbekistan so if you need to buy something it's best to buy it in the morning! It's also between 35-45 degrees so a bit warm for us pasty westerners.
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