In May, this year me and my mum went on a trip to the ancient land of Uzbekistan. What was unique about the trip was that there were no males in the group at all. We were a motley crew of about 16 women from different parts of India all brought together by the all women travel company, WOW Club -Women on Wanderlust. We met for the first time at the Delhi airport before boarding the flight to Tashkent and after a week when it was time to say goodbye, felt like we had known each forever!..
Why did I choose Uzbekistan? I love visiting places of history and there can be no other place as old and culturally rich as Uzbekistan..the land is steeped in history. Alexander conquered it in 327 BC, Genghis Khan in the 13th century and Timur ruled during the 14th century. This is also the birthplace of Babur, who later came over to India to establish the Mughal empire. I've always wanted to visit this magical land so when WOW came up with it's first ever trip to Uzbekistan, I immediately went ahead and booked two places.
The first city we visited was Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Next, we went to Samarkhand and then to Bukhara, two of the oldest cities in the world.
Here's presenting a glimpse of Uzbekistan...
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| He is found everywhere....the Uzbek Santa :P |
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| Timur Lame the Great, Statue at Tashkent |
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| Staple food of the Uzbeks - Flat Bread |
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| Belly Dancers at work |
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| The tomb of Amir Temur, Samarkhand |
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| Exquisite carvings inside the tomb |
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| The regal Registan Square at Samarkhand |
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| Inside the Shahi Zinda complex, Samarkhand |
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| Shahi Zinda complex |
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| Breathtaking Ceramic work |
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| Used to be the Emir of Bukhara's residence |
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| Ceramic Plates |
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| Weaving the famous Bukhara carpet |
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| Mullah Nasiruddin..remember his stories? |
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| Ya this tree is really that old! |
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| Look what I found...a restaurant named after me in Bukhara!! |
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| A 12th Century Hammam |
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| So Pretty! |
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| Fresh faced beauties.....I want their skin! |
Hopefully through these pictures I've been able to showcase to you the beautiful country of Uzbekistan. The people are one of the friendliest I've ever met and they are crazy over Bollywood films and film stars. Shahrukh Khan is the badshah there as well! This has been one my most memorable trips till date and I'll always cherish the moments spent there. Do visit this place if you can. It's lovely!
Let me know what you think of the pics. Would you want to visit Uzbekistan?
This place looks sooo pretty! And Dolon restaurant! Hahaha, once upon a time even i found a restaurant which was my namesake-my pet-name-sake (????!!!) Anyways it was called 'Shinga'!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever come across anyone who has been to Uzbekistan! Damn, so weird to think of it!!!
Lovely pictures! Seems like a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics Dolan.
ReplyDeleteLovely pics Dolan.
ReplyDeleteWow! It seems like you had a really fun time there.. and the women r so pretty - such flawless skin :)
ReplyDeleteNice clicks Dolon :) Hope you enjoyed your trip!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great time Dolon...
ReplyDeleteI have heard about WOW but never really came across any one who had gone on a trip organized by them...how were their arrangements btw?
This is such a gr8 post girl. Lovely pictures , so so refreshing :D
ReplyDeletexoxo <3
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ReplyDeletegreat pics dolon..i wanna go ther now
ReplyDeletesuch great pics... and virtually everyone has great skin. I WANT great skin. :(
ReplyDeleteI want too!!..the women there are gorgeous..everyone looks like supermodels
ReplyDeletePlan a trip Pree..its a lovely place :)
ReplyDeleteReally good..everything was taken care of and we had a whale of a time
ReplyDeleteThanks Lancy..it was a fab trip :)
ReplyDeleteI had great fun and ya the women are gorgeous!all peaches n cream
ReplyDeleteShinga is such a cute name!..Oh yes Dolo restaurant was definitely the highlight of my trip. Believe me even I've not met anyone else apart from our group who's been to Uzbek land
ReplyDeletewow, Dolon, excellent pictures and you have really shown the beauty of the place. what perfect skin, wonder what they do hehe
ReplyDeletethe women are so beautiful! flawless skin!!!! wow!!! did u ask them their skin care routine? lol
ReplyDeleteGenes babe..even if they don't do anything guess their skin will look like this..sighhhh
ReplyDeleteThanks dear..They are really gorgeous women..I want their skin!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful, carvings and location, costumes and off course a restaurant after your name.
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