Discovering Uzbekistan: Khiva, Bukhara, Ayaz Oala & Train Rides
Khiva was a revelation, a marvelous walled city only a few miles from the national border with Turkmenistan. It was established early in the Christian era and has seen many invaders. First, a few shots of people, a bazar, a camel and baking bread in an open stone oven in Khiva.Khiva
bread straight from the oven...
We were only in Khiva briefly but found it enchanting, particularly at night.
Bukhara
Bukhara was the most relaxing place in Uzbekistan we visited, with sidewalk restaurants, a delightful hotel, two operating synagogues, one of which had been visited by Hillery Clinton when she was secretary of state, the expected monuments and an environment meant for walking.First, the hotel, restaurants, and streets.
Below, a bazar
A bazar.
Bukhara has its share of historic sites.
Finally, the market, of course.
Like Oprah, "I love bread."
Ayaz Oala, Yurts, Zorastrians and Trains
We spent almost full day and night on the slow train to Ayaz Oala, where we stayed in a Yurt, visited an ancient site, watched a Zorastrian dance by the fire and listened to a folk song.First, the train ride.
...in the dining car.
about 40 dollars in Uzbec currency...
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We visited Ayaz Oala sites and stayed in a yurt.
...a yurt, each accommodating 3 of us.
...our camp near the ruins.
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A bullet train took us on the last leg back to Tashkent
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