Samarkand was our last stop on our trip to Uzbekistan. We arrived in Samarkand by train from Bukhara later in the afternoon, and took a “taxi” to our hotel. We stayed at Diplomat Hotel, just blocks away from the Registan Square. After dropping off our bags, we headed straight out to check out the Registan […]
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Bukhara
Bukhara was our third stop in Uzbekistan, after Khiva. This city was our favorite one in Uzbekistan! Bukhara was a prominent stop on the Silk Road trade route, and an important center for Islamic culture and religion. The architecture in Bukhara is stunning, with mosques, madrassas, trading domes, bazaars, and ancient monuments pretty much everywhere! […]
