Samarkand - City of 1001 nights

Saturday 2005-09-17

From the station we took a "marshutka" to downtown. The first hostel, where we wanted to go, was full, the second also, but they offered us a small hotel (belongig to the same company as the hostel) for the hostel-price (about 6 EUIR per night with breakfast).

Hotel Bonu-Sh:



We started our sightseeing trip at the Bibi-Khanum mosque, which is located next to hotel:


All people in Uzbekistan were very friendly and open-minded to tourists. Children especially liked to be photographed:




At the Registan square:


Left: Ulughbek Medressa
Middle: Tilla-Kari-Medressa
Right: Sher-Dor-Medressa




Amir Timur:


Some more children...


Guri-Amir mausoleum:


Bibi-Khanum mosque:




Registan at night:



Sunday 2005-09-18

Bibi-Khanum mosque, one more time:






Shahr-I-Zindah tomb avenue:








Tashkent street:




Registan - view from the Ulughbek Medresse to the Sher-Dor-Medressa:










We have been invited for lunch at a family:








Bibi-Khanum mosque at night:


Registan at night:



Monday 2005-09-19

The bazar of Samarkand:








Some more schoolchildren:




In the afternoon we left Samarkand.

Train trip:
Samarkand 15:40 - Bukhara 19:08







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