Uzbekistan
Posted on Oct 13, 2008
in International
I am on no 3 computer in an internet cafe in Bukhara having been assured that no 3 actually sends, because yesterday I spent 2 and a half hours writing a missive twice on number 1 and kaboom! into the ether they went. So here goes...again.
Bukhara old town where we are staying is a delightful place. Its history is ancient and complicated having been conquered by Alexander the Great, Jengiz Khan, Timur (Tamerlane) and the Russians, among many others. Itis full of madrassas, mosques, trading domes, caravansarai and minarets, many in beautiful turquoise and blue tiles. It has whetted our appetites for Samarkand. The weather is warm, not hot and the mudbrick walls and small gates belie…
Bukhara old town where we are staying is a delightful place. Its history is ancient and complicated having been conquered by Alexander the Great, Jengiz Khan, Timur (Tamerlane) and the Russians, among many others. Itis full of madrassas, mosques, trading domes, caravansarai and minarets, many in beautiful turquoise and blue tiles. It has whetted our appetites for Samarkand. The weather is warm, not hot and the mudbrick walls and small gates belie…
