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The bride keeps a handkerchief at her mouth all day in order to resist the temptation to talk. The maid of honor seems to be having more fun than the bride. Read more about Turkmenistan.
The ruins of the 12th-century Yamchun Fort against a beautiful backdrop of the Pamir Mountains. Another kilometer up the road, you'll find the delightful Bibi Fatima hot springs. The first dose of hot water we'd had in days. Taken in Tajikistan's Wakhan Valley.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Doesn't really look like a mosque, but it is. This one was built for Karakol's Dungan community in 1910. No nails were used in its construction, which makes it even more impressive. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
This photogenic boy at Paraw Bibi, with his shaved head, reminded us of something we might see in Tibet. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Once all the tires (plus the spare) were equipped with some more hand-pumped air, this packed-to-the-brim Volga would take off. ..That is, until all the tires would go flat again after a few more kilometers...Taken in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan en route to Murghab.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
The handmade noodles are what made this laghman special. You can find it at an outdoor cafe next to the Bolo-Hauz Mosque and across from the Ark in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This little girl waits for customers with her scale at the entrance to an underground passageway in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
After almost three weeks of the same four Central Asian dishes (plov, manti, laghman, shashlik), our taste buds were thrilled by a Korean meal of bibimbap in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan has a visible Korean population whose families have lived here since WWII. It's quite odd (for us) to see Koreans speaking Russian to each other. 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.
Girls help their mother sell greens at the market in Konye-Urgench. Read more about Turkmenistan.
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.
After endless meat-filled meals, we asked our hostess in Bukhara whether she could prepare a vegetarian meal for us.She could indeed. She prepared a feast, including this dish - khonem. Dough is stuffed with potatoes, onions and tomatoes and steamed. Eat it with chaka (think plain yogurt). Delicious! Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
This cat greeted us upon our return to the lodge at Altyn ArashanRead more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
The somsa, a meat and onion-stuffed pastry available throughout Uzbekistan, are stuck to and baked inside of a clay oven (similar to naan). Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our Ramadan feast at Song Kul Lake.
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.
Audrey joins the ranks of the fruit vendors at Bukhara's Krytyy market. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
The entrance to Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Manzhyly, KyrgyzstanRead more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
...helps us choose our next destination.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
Taken in Khorog, Tajikistan.Read about our adventures in the Pamirs.
Natural and non-so-natural sweets at the Osh Bazaar in Bishkek.Read more about our visit to Bishkek and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
The barbed wire fence on the left marks the border between Tajikistan and China. It was unmanned, but menacingly stretched for miles and miles.Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
