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We were shocked to see our bus in the parking lot. A huge 50 passenger touring bus for our group of nine...LOL. We each had a few seats to our selves and lots of windows for what would end up being almost a nine hour drive. The city of Khiva quickly disappeared in the our rear view mirrors as we passed through a lot of farmland and cotton fields. Those too quickly vanished and were replaced by endless views of desert sand and scrub.
Marlena getting a closer look.
Our grand hotel in Bukhara. Sweet and very upscale for $45 a night.
We enjoyed a nice rest after the long drive, went to dinner as great restuarant and got ready for the next day in my favorite Uzbekistan city.
Our guide Munisa was so sweet spoiled us rotten. The most beautiful tile in all of Uzbekistan awaited us and until Samarkand which we will see in a few days, most of Buhkara is original...like this beauty from 1437.
Da Gang.
A synagogue.
Inspecting the handmade scissors and knives. This guy loved us after most took one home.
Magnificent followed by magnificent.
A carpet showroom with weavers.
Silk. It takes up to a year to complete on of these in silk. 320 knots to the inch.
The largest madrasa in the middle east. Spectacular tile work.
Its massive minaret.
Over 230 stone pillars plastered and painted white.
Next up was the Ark...a fortress within the city walls built on a rock hill.
In the morning we had a free day. Hans started his by sweeping the sidewalk.
We revisited the carpet store an collectively dropped of $10k. Bobbie and I bought these two beauties for our future home.
Hans and George joined us for our outside the walls walkabout...this time through the local market. It was huge.
The ancient outer wall of the city...only two kms are left.
