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If you keep your eyes open, you'll find lots of Soviet-era design on the streets of Tashkent. This nuclear space-age design adorns the main Post Office. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
We bought ourselves our first souvenir of the trip in Turkmenistan. Then comes the challenge of mailing it.The Tashkent post office offers creative packaging - put it in a cloth sack, sew it and seal it with hot wax. Addressing the cloth sack was a challenge also. We're looking forward to seeing if our package makes it safely to the U.S. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This woman at the post office was curious as to why we'd take photos of our package.Audrey explained to her that the packaging was interesting for us, because in America we don't wrap our items in a bag, sew it up, secure it with string and hot wax, and then put official stamps all over it. She found this cultural exchange amusing, picked up her beautiful package and posed for the camera. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Another Mongol Rally team (American-Mexican-British) staying at our hotel in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Tashkent graffiti Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
We expected this car to be leaning on its side... Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Carrots, peppers, raisins, chick peas, and spices simmer together with rice and beef for hours to make the perfect plov. Flamingo, a simple outdoor cafe/restaurant became a favorite for lunch where a big plate of fresh plov would cost less than $1. Team it with tea and you've got a fitting Uzbek meal. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Assumption Cathedral (Uspensky Sobor) is one of Tashkent's four Russian Orthodox churches. The grounds are peaceful and the interior is used regularly by people lighting candles and saying prayers in the shadows of icons of their favorite saints. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Tashkent's block buildings are covered with mosaics and Soviet era designs.Although the metro houses some of the best examples of Soviet-era design, photos are forbidden there. Each station is decorated in a different style, from the inside of a space ship to majolica Silk Road style pillars. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Chorsu Market is one of Tashkent's main markets. No shortage of food, furniture, and cheap clothing here. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Father and son play games to pass the time at their Ippodrom market stall in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
We suppose these women vendors don't realize that business is more difficult when there are seven people selling the exact same product right next to each other. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
