Central Asia 2009 - The Mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Cities, Markets and Cultural Sights
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2009. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission.
Central Asia 2009 - The Mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Cities, Markets and Cultural Sights
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2009. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. |
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Here are some photos of Tashkent, Samarkand and Osh.
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 This soviet style monolithic block of concrete was my hotel in the centre of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. |
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Spices on sale at Oloy Bazaar, Tashkent. |
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Oloy Bazaar, Tashkent |
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Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent. |
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Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent |
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Fountains in central Tashkent. |
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Fountain near Broadway in central Tashkent. |
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Statue of Timur, Tashkent. |
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The sprawling senate building and surrounding grounds in Tashkent where the president of Uzbekistan has ensconced himself. |
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A monument in parkland near the senate building, Tashkent. |
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The senate building, Tashkent. |
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More monuments in the parkland surrounding the senate building. |
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The Registan, Samarkand |
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The Registan, Samarkand |
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The Registan, Samarkand |
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The Registan, Samarkand |
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The Registan, Samarkand |
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The daily growers' market in Samarkand. |
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Shah-i-Zinda, the avenue of mausoleums, Samarkand |
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Guri Amir Mausoleum, burial place of Amir Timur, Samarkand |
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The markets in Tajikistan have a different feel to those in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. |
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One thing not in short supply is watermelons. |
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All the bread in Central Asia is round. |
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This is what bread looks like in Central Asia. It's a shame to eat it! |
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We were about to head to 7000m so we considered buying an extra lung from this lung shop. |
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Peanuts! |
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An abundance of nuts and dried fruit. |
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The felt hat is standard attire for the Kyrgyz rural people, many of whom were wandering around this market. So why was I getting strange looks when I wore mine? |
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The towering statue of Lenin has was moved from the centre of Osh after the breakup of the Soviet Union. It now stands a few blocks away, outside a government building. |
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2009. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. Page created 17 Aug 2009, last updated 17 Aug 2009. |
