Samarkand to Tashkent on the Afrosiyob high speed train, this time I went to the Ticket Office two days in advance and bought the ticket myself, it cost 105,000 Som (US$12.50). I first looked up the train times and available tickets online and the website I was looking at said “Sold Out” but while the online allocation may have been sold out there were still tickets available at the Ticket Office.
- 234.8 kph was the fastest speed I saw on my GPS
- Samarkand Station
- Samarkand Station
- Afrosiyob
- Inside the train, lots of leg room
- Free snacks
- Free snacks
- On the way
- Hills
- A Bird
Tashkent, (Thash-kee-ent) capital of Uzbekistan, big city, spread out so basically to get anywhere you have to take the Metro or a taxi both of which are very cheap. A single ride on the metro costs $0.15, you buy a token, there are no smart cards and changing lines does not cost any more. None of the signs or announcements are in English so you just have to count stations. Every and I mean every time I boarded a train a younger person would stand up and give me their seat and this was not just for me it was for any older person. The only other cities I have see this done but not as conscientiously are Tehran and Perth. Use the Yandex Taxi app (it’s the Uber equivalent) to call a taxi and you can go just about anywhere for $2.00.
Chorsu Market, huge indoor and outdoor spread out over a large area
- Derelict USSR era
- Roosters
- Chorsu Market
- Chorsu Fountain
- Chorsu Metro
- Chorsu Escalator
- Follow the sign
- The Train
- Metro
- Another Station
- Directions
- Inside the train
- Station
- Chorsu Cafe
- Chorsu Cafe
- Chorsu Cafe
- Chorsu Market
- Eggs
- Rice
- Meat
- Meat
- Fat
- Bazaar
- Juice
National Museum and Amir Timur Square
- Mustakillik maydoni Metro
- Mustakillik maydoni
- Palace of Romanov
- Palace of Romanov
- National History Museum
- The Entrance
- Mountainous
- 100,000 BC
- Reconstruction
- Stone Tools
- Greek Coins 300 BC
- Warrior Woman
- The Rebellion of Arbrui
- Panorama
- Stone Amulet 2000 BC
- Grave 17,000 BC
- 1500 BC
- Spears 2000 BC
- Sak Bow and Arrow
- The First President
- UzAuto
- Uz Air
- .
- Non-Bloc State
- Terrorism
- Opera and Theatre
- The Program
- Pathway
- Shopping Centre
- Inside
- Amir Timur Square
- Spot the Ball
- Bulls Eye
- Amir Timur
- Amir Timur Square
Thursday 9 May 2019 was a Public Holiday in memory of WWII and people were out and about celebrating.
- Bread and Pastries
- The Circus
- Black Mulberries
- Fallen
- Fountain
- At night
- The Circus
- Bunny
- Fountain
- Metro
- Cold
- Hot
- Street lights
- Street lights
- Street lights
The Plov Centre and TV Tower
- Big Plov
- Meat and Eggs
- Beginning
- The Chef
- The Ladies
- Rice
- Finished
- The Plov Hall
- Posing
- Towers
- Art
- Art
- Going up
- The View
- The View
- The View
- The View
- The View
- Massive
- There it is
Milliy Taomlar, best Uzbek food restaurant I ate at….
- Samsa Man
- Samsa in the oven
- Milliy Taomlar
- Sizzling
- Sizzling
- Take your pick
- Take your pick
- Take your pick
- Take your pick
- My pick