Nasruddin guesthouse

Walked around Lyabie Hauz, the name in Tajik means around the pool. Most people in Bukhara and the southern part of Uzbekistan speak Tajik and they look a little different from people in the northern part of the country.
Medressa

Met a Japanese biker

Changed a hundred dollars to Som.

It’s so thick that the money can’t fit in my pocket.
Kolkhozny Bazaar

The Ark, a old town inside a fortified wall.

I didn’t go in because some travellers adviced that it’s not worth the price of the ticket to go in.
Plov is sort of the national food in Uzbekistan and there are competitions on who can make the best Plov. Asked around and someone told me yesterday that theirs is a place which sell pretty good Plov, they were the champion in Plov competition.
Took bus 55 to the restaurant.
Plov with bread, tomatoes and tea (4400 Soms~USD$2.30)

Walked around the southern part of the city.

Bought a train ticket to Samarkand which is around 250km, 3 hours away. (11,000 Som~USD$5.50)
Internet is cheap here, around USD$.50 per hour. However, the speed is quite slow so I can’t do much.

2 Responses to “Bukhara, Uzbekistan”

1. kurt says:

   December 8, 2009 at 5:17 am

   more than a week no updates

   Almost in China now?

2. journey26 says:

   December 13, 2009 at 7:18 am

   The internet connection was slower around central Asia and charged by the amount of traffic. I am heading to Urumqi maybe tomorrow (dec 14th).