Central Asia 5th September - 30th September 2006

<- click on the thumb for a sketch of my route

Russia - Moscow

Kremlin and around

Metro

View from my hotel, Izmailovo Hotel

Tajikistan

Khujand

The lovely Takhirov family who took care of me during my stay in Khujand

Bazaar, mosque and street sales

Around Khujand

Khujand - Independence Day

I was lucky enough to celebrate Independence Day September 9th. It was even 15 years anniversary!

Hanging out with the lovely boys and girls at IAESTE Khujand after the big parade.

In front of Lenin.

Riding the roller coaster.

Going out for some shashlik.

On the way to Dushanbe

Stopping at the market in Istaravshan

Crossing the Fan Mountains

Nasimdjon and I are posing on the Ayni Pass

60 years with CCCP!

Dushanbe

Nasimdjon and I are hanging out in the Bargh-i-Markazi park.

Uzbekistan

On the way to Samarkand from the Tursanzade border crossing

Samarkand

Registan

Bazaar

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Shahr-i-Zindah

Guri Amir Mausoleum

Bukhara

Kalon Minaret

Kalon Mosque

On the way from Bukhara to Khiva

Desert for 5-6 hours and then...

... cotton in Khorezm.

Khiva

Tashkent

Turkey - Istanbul