back to HOMEWe traveled from Tashkent to Samarkand by train (there is nice one). At that time (year 2006) to buy ticket you had to get registration document from goverment (takes 1 day if you are in hotel). Prices are very cheap all over the country.
In Samarkand we met our guide: Nakib Habibovich cel. phone (99866) 2235807, 2270207.
Very good one. He also helped us to arrange our hotel in Samarkand and a car to Buhara and back to Samarkand (it takes 4.5 hours one way). Car price was $100 US dollars for the whole trip + driving all day within cities :). We actually left Buhara by plain directly to Tashkent (the price was about $50).
The funny thing that I had to sleep on the roof of the hotel since they booked just one room for me and my colleague (they were thinking that we are married couple :).
Manager in the hotel told us lots of very interesting legends about Timur Tamerlane. Some of them were scary ones. Well, that night next to Gur-e Amir (Tomb of the King) - king is Tamerlane, after all the stories - it was funny night on the roof - honestly I did not sleep :) since were expecting the spirit. That is how stories about Tamerlane touched my mind.
Next morning we finaly arrived to Buhara.
I recomed you to go directly to the fort named Ark where you can take a guide to visit all places in Buhara.
I liked Buhara very much - you can feel the old city spirit.
My opinion that Buhara a bit more interesting then Samarkand in terms of feeling the old city spirit (since in Samarkand old buildings are quite spread all around modern city).
In Samarkand we met our guide: Nakib Habibovich cel. phone (99866) 2235807, 2270207.
Very good one. He also helped us to arrange our hotel in Samarkand and a car to Buhara and back to Samarkand (it takes 4.5 hours one way). Car price was $100 US dollars for the whole trip + driving all day within cities :). We actually left Buhara by plain directly to Tashkent (the price was about $50).
The funny thing that I had to sleep on the roof of the hotel since they booked just one room for me and my colleague (they were thinking that we are married couple :).
Manager in the hotel told us lots of very interesting legends about Timur Tamerlane. Some of them were scary ones. Well, that night next to Gur-e Amir (Tomb of the King) - king is Tamerlane, after all the stories - it was funny night on the roof - honestly I did not sleep :) since were expecting the spirit. That is how stories about Tamerlane touched my mind.
Next morning we finaly arrived to Buhara.
I recomed you to go directly to the fort named Ark where you can take a guide to visit all places in Buhara.
I liked Buhara very much - you can feel the old city spirit.
My opinion that Buhara a bit more interesting then Samarkand in terms of feeling the old city spirit (since in Samarkand old buildings are quite spread all around modern city).
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