After a brief family reunion in Shanghai, I embarked my solo travel journey in Uzbekistan .
It has been more than six years since I last traveled solo in a foreign country: Back in February 2020, while I was still a single backpacker exploring in Nepal and Bangladesh, COVID hit and the world stopped, and so did my travel. Fast forward a few years, I have now started my own family and my priority has changed. Visiting new countries has become less appealing. Nowadays, we tend to travel as a family to the same kid-friendly countries (like China and Japan) and explore different cities. But an opportunity arose that gave me ten days of free time away from my family, during which I could visit essentially anywhere in the world. Knowing the country was only a few hours of flight time from Shanghai, I chose to visit Uzbekistan.
Located at the heart of the Silk Road in Central Asia, Uzbekistan has experienced rule under the Persians, Greeks (Alexander the Great), Arabs, and Mongols (Genghis Khan, Timur). Uzbekistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and began diversifying from its cotton industry to oil, natural gas, and mineral reserves.
I will be following the Silk Road west: Starting in Uzbekistan’s capital (Tashkent), moving to the great monumental city (Samarkand), and ending in the old city where all merchants once met (Bukhara).
Having now spent a week in Uzbekistan, I inevitably compare the country to another “Stan” country: Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are neighboring countries sharing hundreds of miles of land borders. Back in 2019, I spent a month in Turkmenistan and noticed two things that struck me the most: 1. The Turkmen capital city looked extraordinarily clean, and 2. Turkmen people were very reserved in interactions with foreigners. Turkmenistan has an almost bizarre obsession with immaculate public spaces, white buildings, and controlled appearances – That is why Turkmenistan is often called “North Korea of Central Asia”. But it feels somewhat artificial and is only concentrated in the capital city of Ashgabat. Also, the political environment and restrictions in Turkmenistan make ordinary interactions with foreigners feel much more unusual.
In contrast, Uzbekistan’s cleanliness feels more organic and functional, and Uzbek people seem more genuinely curious about foreigners.
Here I am, at my third and final stop of my ten-day solo Uzbekistan trip, in the city of Bukhara.
If Tashkent is the modern Soviet capital and Samarkand is the imperial monumental center, then Bukhara is the best-preserved medieval city: It is compact and highly walkable. It consists mostly of mud-colored brick structures, way less flashy than the enormous monuments in Samarkand. You walk through narrow lanes and stumble upon a madrasa, a trading dome, or a tea house. Instead of spending the day looking at monuments, you spend it walking through a historic environment.
In Bukhara, wandering without a destination is arguably the main event. If there is one takeaway from this trip, it would be to leave a day on your schedule with nothing planned (if time allows). That is typically the day you think about what matters to you the most and what you want to achieve from your trip.
State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹Chorsu Bazaar is a great place for local food and people watching. 市集是品嚐當地美食和觀察烏茲別克生活的好地方。
#Tashkent塔什幹Chorsu Bazaar is a great place for local food and people watching. 市集是品嚐當地美食和觀察烏茲別克生活的好地方。
#Tashkent塔什幹A lot of zeros but these bills worth no more than USD $30 combined. 雖然有很多零，但這些鈔票加起來的價值不超過$30美元。
#Tashkent塔什幹Yandex Go is Uzbekistan’s version of Uber. Very inexpensive, used it a dozen times and most trips cost between USD $0.50 – $3.
When I walk around Tashkent, I am seeing a very unusual auto market: 80% of all cars sold in Uzbekistan are Chevrolet, an American car brand. But these cars are not imported – They are manufactured locally here in Uzbekistan. Chevrolet Cobalt is the best-selling passenger car in the Uzbekistan: It is cheap, simple, and has strong resale value.
Yandex Go 是烏茲別克的Uber。價格非常便宜，用過十幾次，大多在 $0.5 – $3美元中間。
#Tashkent塔什幹Yandex Go is Uzbekistan’s version of Uber. Very inexpensive, used it a dozen times and most trips cost between USD $0.50 – $3.
When I walk around Tashkent, I am seeing a very unusual auto market: 80% of all cars sold in Uzbekistan are Chevrolet, an American car brand. But these cars are not imported – They are manufactured locally here in Uzbekistan. Chevrolet Cobalt is the best-selling passenger car in the Uzbekistan: It is cheap, simple, and has strong resale value.
Yandex Go 是烏茲別克的Uber。價格非常便宜，用過十幾次，大多在 $0.5 – $3美元中間。
#Tashkent塔什幹Uzbek marinades and local Sarbast beer. 烏茲別克醃料和當地啤酒。
#Tashkent塔什幹Uzbek marinades and local Sarbast beer. 烏茲別克醃料和當地啤酒。
#Tashkent塔什幹Uzbek marinades and local Sarbast beer. 烏茲別克醃料和當地啤酒。
#Tashkent塔什幹Late-Soviet modernism mixed with Uzbek geometric theme. 蘇聯後期現代主義與烏茲別克幾何主題的融合。
#Tashkent塔什幹Late-Soviet modernism mixed with Uzbek geometric theme. 蘇聯後期現代主義與烏茲別克幾何主題的融合。
#Tashkent塔什幹Late-Soviet modernism mixed with Uzbek geometric theme. 蘇聯後期現代主義與烏茲別克幾何主題的融合。
#Tashkent塔什幹Another very Soviet-looking monument, the Monument of Courage commemorates the 1966 Tashkent earthquake and how the USSR rebuilt the city afterwards. 另一座蘇聯風格的紀念碑，勇氣紀念碑紀念 1966 年塔什幹地震以及蘇聯隨後如何重建城市。
#Tashkent塔什幹Uzbek breakfast at the hotel. 酒店的烏茲別克早餐。
#Tashkent塔什幹Tashkent Metro is a great place is see Soviet architecture. Each station showcases different Silk Road / cotton / Soviet cosmonauts themes. 地鐵站是欣賞蘇聯建築的好去處，每個站都有不同主題，例如絲綢之路、棉花、和蘇聯太空人。
#Tashkent塔什幹Tashkent Metro is a great place is see Soviet architecture. Each station showcases different Silk Road / cotton / Soviet cosmonauts themes. 地鐵站是欣賞蘇聯建築的好去處，每個站都有不同主題，例如絲綢之路、棉花、和蘇聯太空人。
#Tashkent塔什幹Tashkent Metro is a great place is see Soviet architecture. Each station showcases different Silk Road / cotton / Soviet cosmonauts themes. 地鐵站是欣賞蘇聯建築的好去處，每個站都有不同主題，例如絲綢之路、棉花、和蘇聯太空人。
#Tashkent塔什幹Tashkent Metro is a great place is see Soviet architecture. Each station showcases different Silk Road / cotton / Soviet cosmonauts themes. 地鐵站是欣賞蘇聯建築的好去處，每個站都有不同主題，例如絲綢之路、棉花、和蘇聯太空人。
#Tashkent塔什幹Tashkent Metro is a great place is see Soviet architecture. Each station showcases different Silk Road / cotton / Soviet cosmonauts themes. 地鐵站是欣賞蘇聯建築的好去處，每個站都有不同主題，例如絲綢之路、棉花、和蘇聯太空人。
#Tashkent塔什幹Trying lamb samsa (Uzbek pastry) in Tashkent City Mall. 在塔什幹購物中心吃羊肉糕點。
#Tashkent塔什幹Trying lamb samsa (Uzbek pastry) in Tashkent City Mall. 在塔什幹購物中心吃羊肉糕點。
#Tashkent塔什幹Amir Timur’s Empire was a Turkic-Mongol dynasty centered in modern-day Uzbekistan. His era is Uzbekistan’s golden age, leaving behind Islamic architecture, science, and art in cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. 帖木兒帝國是一個突厥-蒙古王朝，於位現在的烏茲別克。帖木兒的時代被譽為烏茲別克的黃金時期，在撒馬爾罕和布哈拉等城市留下了伊斯蘭建築、科學、和藝術遺產。
#Tashkent塔什幹Amir Timur’s Empire was a Turkic-Mongol dynasty centered in modern-day Uzbekistan. His era is Uzbekistan’s golden age, leaving behind Islamic architecture, science, and art in cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. 帖木兒帝國是一個突厥-蒙古王朝，於位現在的烏茲別克。帖木兒的時代被譽為烏茲別克的黃金時期，在撒馬爾罕和布哈拉等城市留下了伊斯蘭建築、科學、和藝術遺產。
#Tashkent塔什幹Amir Timur’s Empire was a Turkic-Mongol dynasty centered in modern-day Uzbekistan. His era is Uzbekistan’s golden age, leaving behind Islamic architecture, science, and art in cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. 帖木兒帝國是一個突厥-蒙古王朝，於位現在的烏茲別克。帖木兒的時代被譽為烏茲別克的黃金時期，在撒馬爾罕和布哈拉等城市留下了伊斯蘭建築、科學、和藝術遺產。
#Tashkent塔什幹Amir Timur’s Empire was a Turkic-Mongol dynasty centered in modern-day Uzbekistan. His era is Uzbekistan’s golden age, leaving behind Islamic architecture, science, and art in cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. 帖木兒帝國是一個突厥-蒙古王朝，於位現在的烏茲別克。帖木兒的時代被譽為烏茲別克的黃金時期，在撒馬爾罕和布哈拉等城市留下了伊斯蘭建築、科學、和藝術遺產。
#Tashkent塔什幹An Islamic boarding school where historically young people lived and studied the Quran. 伊斯蘭寄宿學校，過往曾給年輕人在這裡生活和學習《古蘭經》。
#Tashkent塔什幹An Islamic boarding school where historically young people lived and studied the Quran. 伊斯蘭寄宿學校，過往曾給年輕人在這裡生活和學習《古蘭經》。
#Tashkent塔什幹An Islamic boarding school where historically young people lived and studied the Quran. 伊斯蘭寄宿學校，過往曾給年輕人在這裡生活和學習《古蘭經》。
#Tashkent塔什幹Trying lamb samsa (Uzbek pastry) in Tashkent City Mall. 在塔什幹購物中心吃羊肉糕點。
#Tashkent塔什幹Trying lamb samsa (Uzbek pastry) in Tashkent City Mall. 在塔什幹購物中心吃羊肉糕點。
#Tashkent塔什幹State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹State Hazrati Imam Complex consists of some beautiful mosques and courtyards. 90% of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 漂亮的清真寺和庭院。烏茲別克大多是遜尼派穆斯林。
#Tashkent塔什幹Chorsu Bazaar is a great place for local food and people watching. 市集是品嚐當地美食和觀察烏茲別克生活的好地方。
#Tashkent塔什幹Flying over Tomur Peak in the Kyrgyzstan-China (Xinjiang) border. 飛越吉爾吉斯斯坦與中國（新疆）邊界的托木爾峰。Manti, kebab, and lemon tea for lunch, overlooking Bibi-Khanym Mosque. 餃子、烤肉串、和檸檬茶當午餐，俯瞰比比哈努姆清真寺。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan in early morning. Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher.
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hotel breakfast with a terrace overlooking Registan. 酒店早餐，在露臺俯瞰雷吉斯坦廣場。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hotel breakfast with a terrace overlooking Registan. 酒店早餐，在露臺俯瞰雷吉斯坦廣場。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hotel breakfast with a terrace overlooking Registan. 酒店早餐，在露臺俯瞰雷吉斯坦廣場。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hotel breakfast with a terrace overlooking Registan. 酒店早餐，在露臺俯瞰雷吉斯坦廣場。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Crystallized sugar made from grape juice is sold at bazaars. It is one of the classic sweets found in Uzbek teahouses – Just put a piece in your tea and let it slowly dissolve. 市集上販賣用葡萄汁製成的結晶糖。它是烏茲別克茶館裡的經典甜點之一 – 只需將一塊糖放入茶中，讓它慢慢溶解。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Crystallized sugar made from grape juice is sold at bazaars. It is one of the classic sweets found in Uzbek teahouses – Just put a piece in your tea and let it slowly dissolve. 市集上販賣用葡萄汁製成的結晶糖。它是烏茲別克茶館裡的經典甜點之一 – 只需將一塊糖放入茶中，讓它慢慢溶解。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Crystallized sugar made from grape juice is sold at bazaars. It is one of the classic sweets found in Uzbek teahouses – Just put a piece in your tea and let it slowly dissolve. 市集上販賣用葡萄汁製成的結晶糖。它是烏茲別克茶館裡的經典甜點之一 – 只需將一塊糖放入茶中，讓它慢慢溶解。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕After conquering India, Timur built Bibi-Khanym Mosque and named it after his wife. It was intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world at the time. Timur wasn’t merely building a mosque – He was essentially telling the world that his empire was capable of building things on an enormous scale. 征服印度後，帖木兒建造了比比哈努姆清真寺，並以其妻子命名，這座清真寺旨在成為當時伊斯蘭世界最大的清真寺之一。帖木兒不只是建造清真寺，他實際上是向世界宣告帖木兒帝國有能力建造規模宏大的建築。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕After conquering India, Timur built Bibi-Khanym Mosque and named it after his wife. It was intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world at the time. Timur wasn’t merely building a mosque – He was essentially telling the world that his empire was capable of building things on an enormous scale. 征服印度後，帖木兒建造了比比哈努姆清真寺，並以其妻子命名，這座清真寺旨在成為當時伊斯蘭世界最大的清真寺之一。帖木兒不只是建造清真寺，他實際上是向世界宣告帖木兒帝國有能力建造規模宏大的建築。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕After conquering India, Timur built Bibi-Khanym Mosque and named it after his wife. It was intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world at the time. Timur wasn’t merely building a mosque – He was essentially telling the world that his empire was capable of building things on an enormous scale. 征服印度後，帖木兒建造了比比哈努姆清真寺，並以其妻子命名，這座清真寺旨在成為當時伊斯蘭世界最大的清真寺之一。帖木兒不只是建造清真寺，他實際上是向世界宣告帖木兒帝國有能力建造規模宏大的建築。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕After conquering India, Timur built Bibi-Khanym Mosque and named it after his wife. It was intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world at the time. Timur wasn’t merely building a mosque – He was essentially telling the world that his empire was capable of building things on an enormous scale. 征服印度後，帖木兒建造了比比哈努姆清真寺，並以其妻子命名，這座清真寺旨在成為當時伊斯蘭世界最大的清真寺之一。帖木兒不只是建造清真寺，他實際上是向世界宣告帖木兒帝國有能力建造規模宏大的建築。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕After conquering India, Timur built Bibi-Khanym Mosque and named it after his wife. It was intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world at the time. Timur wasn’t merely building a mosque – He was essentially telling the world that his empire was capable of building things on an enormous scale. 征服印度後，帖木兒建造了比比哈努姆清真寺，並以其妻子命名，這座清真寺旨在成為當時伊斯蘭世界最大的清真寺之一。帖木兒不只是建造清真寺，他實際上是向世界宣告帖木兒帝國有能力建造規模宏大的建築。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕I took a two-hour high-speed train to travel from Tashkent to Samarkand. Uzbekistan purchased the trains from Spain for $20 million each to run on old Soviet tracks. 我乘搭兩小時的高鐵從塔什幹前往撒馬爾罕。烏茲別克從西班牙購買了這些每列價值二千萬美元的高鐵，在蘇聯時期的舊鐵軌上運行。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕I took a two-hour high-speed train to travel from Tashkent to Samarkand. Uzbekistan purchased the trains from Spain for $20 million each to run on old Soviet tracks. 我乘搭兩小時的高鐵從塔什幹前往撒馬爾罕。烏茲別克從西班牙購買了這些每列價值二千萬美元的高鐵，在蘇聯時期的舊鐵軌上運行。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Pairing plov (Uzbekistan’s national dish) with local Sarbast beer, overlooking Registan. 在雷吉斯坦廣場旁吃抓飯（烏茲別克國菜）喝當地啤酒。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Pairing plov (Uzbekistan’s national dish) with local Sarbast beer, overlooking Registan. 在雷吉斯坦廣場旁吃抓飯（烏茲別克國菜）喝當地啤酒。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Pairing plov (Uzbekistan’s national dish) with local Sarbast beer, overlooking Registan. 在雷吉斯坦廣場旁吃抓飯（烏茲別克國菜）喝當地啤酒。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Kebab and lemon tea at a local tea house. 在茶館喝茶吃羊肉串。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher. 雷吉斯坦廣場是帖木兒帝國古城撒馬爾罕的中心，在帖木兒去世後由他後人建造的三所伊斯蘭學校組成。最著名的一棟外的馬賽克描繪了一名學生（被描繪成老虎）在一位人臉老師的指導下追逐知識（被描繪成山羊）。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher. 雷吉斯坦廣場是帖木兒帝國古城撒馬爾罕的中心，在帖木兒去世後由他後人建造的三所伊斯蘭學校組成。最著名的一棟外的馬賽克描繪了一名學生（被描繪成老虎）在一位人臉老師的指導下追逐知識（被描繪成山羊）。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher. 雷吉斯坦廣場是帖木兒帝國古城撒馬爾罕的中心，在帖木兒去世後由他後人建造的三所伊斯蘭學校組成。最著名的一棟外的馬賽克描繪了一名學生（被描繪成老虎）在一位人臉老師的指導下追逐知識（被描繪成山羊）。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher. 雷吉斯坦廣場是帖木兒帝國古城撒馬爾罕的中心，在帖木兒去世後由他後人建造的三所伊斯蘭學校組成。最著名的一棟外的馬賽克描繪了一名學生（被描繪成老虎）在一位人臉老師的指導下追逐知識（被描繪成山羊）。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher. 雷吉斯坦廣場是帖木兒帝國古城撒馬爾罕的中心，在帖木兒去世後由他後人建造的三所伊斯蘭學校組成。最著名的一棟外的馬賽克描繪了一名學生（被描繪成老虎）在一位人臉老師的指導下追逐知識（被描繪成山羊）。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hazrat Khizr Mosque. 基沙清真寺。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Hazrat Khizr Mosque. 基沙清真寺。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Manti, kebab, and lemon tea for lunch, overlooking Bibi-Khanym Mosque. 餃子、烤肉串、和檸檬茶當午餐，俯瞰比比哈努姆清真寺。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Uzbek-style hotel room in Samarkand. 撒馬爾罕的烏茲別克風格酒店房間。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Lagman (noodle soup) and plov for dinner. 湯麵和抓飯當晚餐。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Lagman (noodle soup) and plov for dinner. 湯麵和抓飯當晚餐。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕I signed up for a 3-hour walking tour where a local Uzbek guide shared historical context and local perspectives. The stories were fascinating, despite hours of walking under intense heat and the fact that monument fatigue was starting to kick in. 我參加了一個三小時的導覽遊，一位當地的導遊向我們介紹了烏茲別克的歷史背景和當地風土人情。儘管在烈日下走了幾個小時，也有點審美疲勞，但這些故事依然引人入勝。
#Samarkand撒馬爾罕Illuminated Registan after sunset. Registan was the heart of Timurid Empire’s ancient city of Samarkand, consisting of three Islamic schools that were built after Timur’s death. The mosaic outside the most famous one depicts a student (represented as a tiger) chasing knowledge (represented as a goat) under the guidance of a human-faced teacher.
#Bukhara布哈拉Ayvan, a restaurant that is part of a beautifully restored 19th-century merchant house. 餐廳是一棟精心修復過的十九世紀商人的家。
#Bukhara布哈拉Ayvan, a restaurant that is part of a beautifully restored 19th-century merchant house. 餐廳是一棟精心修復過的十九世紀商人的家。
#Bukhara布哈拉Pavillon Kalon, a local coffee shop facing the city landmark. 一家當地咖啡館，面向城市地標。
#Bukhara布哈拉Pavillon Kalon, a local coffee shop facing the city landmark. 一家當地咖啡館，面向城市地標。
#Bukhara布哈拉Pavillon Kalon, a local coffee shop facing the city landmark. 一家當地咖啡館，面向城市地標。
#Bukhara布哈拉Chor Minor, famous for its four distinctive turquoise-topped towers. 四塔清真寺，以四座獨特的綠松石塔而聞名。
#Bukhara布哈拉Chor Minor, famous for its four distinctive turquoise-topped towers. 四塔清真寺，以四座獨特的綠松石塔而聞名。
#Bukhara布哈拉Traditional tea house experience. 體驗傳統茶館。
#Bukhara布哈拉Traditional tea house experience. 體驗傳統茶館。
#Bukhara布哈拉Poyi Kalan consists of an extraordinarily tall baked-brick minaret, a mosque with an open courtyard, and a madrasa. It is the most iconic architectural ensemble in Bukhara. 波伊卡蘭由一座高聳的烤磚宣禮塔、一座帶有露天庭院的清真寺、和一所伊斯蘭學校組成，是布哈拉最具代表性的建築群。
#Bukhara布哈拉Poyi Kalan consists of an extraordinarily tall baked-brick minaret, a mosque with an open courtyard, and a madrasa. It is the most iconic architectural ensemble in Bukhara. 波伊卡蘭由一座高聳的烤磚宣禮塔、一座帶有露天庭院的清真寺、和一所伊斯蘭學校組成，是布哈拉最具代表性的建築群。
#Bukhara布哈拉Poyi Kalan consists of an extraordinarily tall baked-brick minaret, a mosque with an open courtyard, and a madrasa. It is the most iconic architectural ensemble in Bukhara. 波伊卡蘭由一座高聳的烤磚宣禮塔、一座帶有露天庭院的清真寺、和一所伊斯蘭學校組成，是布哈拉最具代表性的建築群。
#Bukhara布哈拉Haven’t worn a sarong since Indonesia. Probably not wearing it right. 自從印尼之後就沒穿過紗籠了，應該沒穿對。
#Bukhara布哈拉Trading dome vendor selling Lenin / communism pins. 交易穹頂攤販出售列寧/共產主義徽章。
#Bukhara布哈拉Trading dome vendor selling Lenin / communism pins. 交易穹頂攤販出售列寧/共產主義徽章。
#Bukhara布哈拉Trading dome vendor selling Lenin / communism pins. 交易穹頂攤販出售列寧/共產主義徽章。
#Bukhara布哈拉Traditional stork scissors and local blacksmith. 傳統鸛形剪刀和當地鐵匠。
#Bukhara布哈拉Traditional stork scissors and local blacksmith. 傳統鸛形剪刀和當地鐵匠。
#Bukhara布哈拉Uzbek non. 烏茲別克大餅。
#Bukhara布哈拉Labi Hovuz, a great place to drink tea and people-watch by the pond. 池塘是個邊喝茶、邊看人來人往的好地方。
#Bukhara布哈拉Labi Hovuz, a great place to drink tea and people-watch by the pond. 池塘是個邊喝茶、邊看人來人往的好地方。
#Bukhara布哈拉Labi Hovuz, a great place to drink tea and people-watch by the pond. 池塘是個邊喝茶、邊看人來人往的好地方。
#Bukhara布哈拉Bolo Hauz Mosque, with its elegant wooden columns reflected in a pond. 波路海斯清真寺，優雅的木柱倒映在池塘中。
#Bukhara布哈拉Bolo Hauz Mosque, with its elegant wooden columns reflected in a pond. 波路海斯清真寺，優雅的木柱倒映在池塘中。
#Bukhara布哈拉Ismail Samani Mausoleum, with its geometric brick architecture. 伊斯梅薩馬尼陵墓，及其幾何磚砌建築。
#Bukhara布哈拉Nodir Devonbegi Madrasah, featuring mythical birds and sun faces. 伊斯蘭學校，有特色的神話鳥和太陽面。
#Bukhara布哈拉A very generous portion of breakfast at the hotel. 酒店提供的早餐非常豐富。
#Bukhara布哈拉Sunset view at hotel terrace, overlooking the illuminated minaret. 酒店露臺看日落，俯瞰燈火輝煌的宣禮塔。
#Bukhara布哈拉Uzbek-style hotel room. 烏茲別克風格的酒店房間。
#Bukhara布哈拉Cats lounging around shops in the old city. 舊城區的貓。
#Bukhara布哈拉Cats lounging around shops in the old city. 舊城區的貓。
#Bukhara布哈拉Ark of Bukhara. 布哈拉方舟。
#Bukhara布哈拉Ark of Bukhara. 布哈拉方舟。
#Bukhara布哈拉Does this gutter part look like a cobra or am I making things up? 這個排水溝看起來像眼鏡蛇還是我眼花了？
#Bukhara布哈拉I downloaded a bunch of podcasts about Uzbekistan history and listened to them during my seven-hour bus ride from Bukhara back to Tashkent. 我下載了一堆關於烏茲別克歷史的播客，在布哈拉返回塔什幹的七小時巴士車程中收聽。
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