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Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2012 We’d been in the Stans for about 10 days and we were ready to eat another cuisine. We decided on Korean food…hot and spicy compared to the more bland fare of the Uzbeks. Uzbeks must feel the … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 It is the custom for new brides to wear their trousseau for the first two weeks of the marriage. She dresses in traditional silks fashioned in an up-to-date version of an old style of salwar chemise. She wears … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 The custom of stealing a bride still prevails. Horses are not required now, just a fast car. The above photo is of a ‘horse game’ or a competition that the horse-loving Kyrgyz enact at family gatherings and festivals. Both … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: The Grounds of Prezewalski’s Museum The blue paint of this bench and the contrast with the yellow/orange poplar leaves caught my eye. I imagined generations of visitors to the museum sitting here, enjoying the fresh air of the forest. Perhaps because the bench … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012, Karakol Village Green Yard Guest House First it was overcast, then rain and then snow. Torie and I had forgotten to put on our long underwear, but it was warm in the van. We stared through the rain spattered windows … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 We walked around Bokhara more than once and I tried, no matter what the light, to capture the magic of what once was. The architecture tells the story. The cluster of domes outlined in the afternoon sun, … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 Between Bokhara and Samarkand We saw many donkey carts and we were dying for a chance to photograph them. The best shots were of the carts in hayfields. Men and women would fork hay into the cart while the … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 : At the Home Museum of Faizulla Khodjaev The museum is lots of fun, not only because you can see how a rich fur merchant lived in the 19th century, but because visitors can dress up in antique … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan, south of Issyk Kul Lake 2012 It was October. Maybe the Ala Too Mountains south of Issyk Kul Lake are always covered in snow, but it had snowed on the peaks several times as we toured the area. I think the temperature where … Continue reading
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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 We waited for an hour or more for the puppet show to start. We didn’t just sit idly, though. We tried to get some backstage shots and this was the winner. Torie is attracted to shadows and … Continue reading
