Tashkent to Samarkand, doesn’t that sound amazing?! Samarkand is the centre of the Uzbek culture and stunning. Abandoned the car, to the shock of others, but we had to get out. A short walk from the hotel were 3 mausoleums decorated in the most beautiful blue and turquoise tiles so we went for a very peaceful walk around them and looked at some small shops as well-beautiful embroidered fabrics called suzani! and lovely ceramics which we resisted buying for lack of space. Aaargh! Wandered the streets and found a cup of tea. Went out for dinner with Bill and Biddy, who celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary, to an Uzbek restaurant which served salads and kebabs but quite delicious.
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