Uzbekistan, here I come...

[brooklynite]

Booked for a two-week trip in June. Wonder if I can get a picture of a "this way to Afghanistan" road sign...

[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. O.K. Tell us more. I can think of a lot of places I would like to visit before I die

Uzbeckistan is not on the list.

[brooklynite]

3. Well...

Bukhara and Samarkand: ancient Cities on the Silk Road (UNESCO Historical sites)



Khiva: Historic slave-trading City of the Khanate with notable Muslim architecture in the Inner City



Tashkent: Lots of museums and historical buildings, as well as an architectuarally unique Metro




Plus, I have enough time for a 1/2 day visit to Moscow.

[HappyMe]

8. Wow.

Looks like a great trip.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. Just in case:

chief of mission: Ambassador George KROL
embassy: 3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [998] (71) 120-5450

Get your passport early.

[brooklynite]

4. I've had an active passport since 1969...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

6. cool

You're good to go.

[LiberalEsto]

5. I happen to possess a traditional Uzbeki man's wedding hat

if you plan on getting married while there.

Got it at a garage sale.

[AngryAmish]

7. Getting to Samarkand is one of my life's goals

I don't travel much but I have been interested in Tamerlane for decades. Would like to go see the old man.

[Flaxbee]

9. Interesting! I've spent some time in Kazakhstan, and many trips to Russia, but only

the big cities - St. Petersburg and Moscow.

I love it. The Moscow Metro is a thing of beauty.

Hope you have a great time in Uzbekistan and take a lot of photos to share!

Friends of ours want us all to go on a Silk Road trip -- fortunately for them, they're millionaires. Unfortunately for us, we're not so no extended trip like that is in the near future. Would be fun, though.

Travel safe!