Gentle Reader, We have arrived in Samarkand at last! Our journey overland from Bukhara covered 460 kilometers over roads that were rough but not nearly so much or so dusty as those in East Africa. Christy and myself began the day early and I enjoyed a breakfast of black coffee and a small omelette. On…
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Photos of Bukhara Uzbekistan
Portraits of Bukhara, girl and woman by Curious Lizard Portraits of Bukhara, Well of Job by Curious Lizard Portraits of Bukhara, young mother with children by Curious Lizard Soviet Era Amusement by Curious Lizard Christy at work in Bukhara by Curious Lizard
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Happy vendors Istanbul Spice Market by Curious Lizard Spice Market, Istanbul by Curious Lizard Spice Merchants by Curious Lizard Istanbul Spice Market Galata Tower by Curious Lizard Galata Hill and Golden Horn. Istanbul
On to Uzbekistan
After three remarkable days in Turkmenistan we have arrived in Uzbekistan. Our Internet conection is inconsistent here while in most areas of Turkmenistan there was little or none at all. We had flown to Ashgabat Turkmenistan from Istanbul and spent the day there visiting the ancient Parthian Capital Nisa, National Museum and Sunday market. The…
Etrim Village
Turkish Traditional Carpet Making
Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum
Back in Istanbul
We spent two incredible days on the western shore of Turkey and I finally made it to Ephesus. What a beautiful city. As a book lover, the facade of the ancient library was wonderful to see but I was completely surprised by the Roman terrace houses with their intricate mosaic floors and so very human…
Seeing the Sites
Today we did a lot of walking. Topkapi Palace, Byzantine Cistern, Byzantine Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque. The high point for me was seeing the treasure rooms and holy relics in Topkapi Palace. Each treasure was more exquisite than the one before and encrusted with massive diamonds, emeralds and rubys. The sacred relics were astonishing…
Istanbul
Beautiful Hagia Sophia. We’ve arrived and are excited to spend our first night in historic Istanbul.