I think the most interesting thing during this second stay in Samarqand has been the interactions with different locals (although the Afrosiyob site was like another world, an awe inspiring place). We played basketball and volleyball with people, went to a cafe and icecream after hanging out in Registon, and even met plenty just walking […]
Author: Jack Szczuka
Bukhara – Second City of the Uzbek-Tajik sphere
The first thing that is apparent about Bukhara regardless of prior knowledge is how much of an impact religion has had on the region. From a Zoroastrian-influenced Samanid mausoleum to the copious madrasas to the old town streets of the Jewish Quarter, religion is everywhere. Both old Persian and Timurid architecture is also prevalent throughout. […]
Samarqand #1
First segment in Samarqand is already almost done! Crazy how fast the time flew. The first day we flew into Tashkent and then drove via Jizzax to Samarqand (and had some delicious somsa and shashlyk next to beautiful hills!) Registan is truly beautiful – inside it was like a whole other world. But the best […]