Again, the aircraft starts early in the morning just around 5 am. Our destination is Khiva, which does not have its own airport. Correctly, it should read “Flight from Tashkent to Urgench, the provincial capital of Khwarezm. From there it is approximately 40 km to Khiva. Most of the flight goes above the Kyzylkum Desert, […]
Museum, Chorsu Bazaar, Theater and 17th floor Bar in Tashkent
Museum of Applied Arts After a short drive, we arrive at the Museum of applied arts in the Rakatboshi street. It is a beautiful old grand building with an inner courtyard. The impressive building belonged to the Russian diplomat Aleksandr Polovcev once. Precious mosaics adorn at the outer walls here. Inside, you can discover the […]
Old City, Mosques and Earthquake Monument in Tashkent
Before visiting the Hazrati Imam Mosque we want to take a look around the old town of Tashkent. Only some of the historical structure which so clearly represents the Orient remained after the earthquake of 1966. Old town We enter the neighborhood via Tarix Street, which is traversed by a small canal. High clay walls […]
Arrival in Tashkent
At 7 o’clock in the morning, we land in Tashkent. We have started our journey in Bishkek at 5.45 hours. Uzbekistan is now the third country on our journey through Central Asia. After the adventurous journey through Tajikistan and the breathtaking nature of Kyrgyzstan, we would like to get to know the culture of the […]
Bird’s Eye View of Osh
Finally, we can test the DJI Phantom 4 drone, kindly made available by USAID during our stay in Kyrgyzstan. We spent two evenings charging the batteries and installing the latest updates. This had turned out to be more difficult than expected, as DJI completely changed the installation process from Phantom 3 to Phantom 4. But now […]
Guided Tour in City Park and Jayma Bazaar – Osh
The footpath from the Meerim Park along the Kamel River is closed today. So we have to walk along the Lenin Avenue up to the city center park. City Park In the City Park, a little surprise awaits us. A Soviet jet plane parks here. Another attraction is a Ferris wheel. We walk parallel to […]