Bukhara
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I was going to start walking at five in the morning, because I knew I was probably going to have to make 50k today. Only then I decided to sleep until seven, and I left the hotel at eight.
On my way out of town, I stopped at this gentleman’s house:
People in Uzbekistan seem to enjoy gardening, and so did he:
He showed me his courtyard with the traditional outdoor bed for hot days:
And when I said that I liked mulberries, he called his sons and they showed me how they went about to get them:
It only took about ten seconds and we had a whole plate of mulberries:
Knowing that my walking day was going to be rather long, I said good-bye after maybe fifteen minutes and got back on my way.
It felt good to be outside. Hot, yes. But there were some nice things to see:
Mostly it was just hot, though:
When I realized that there was no restaurant anywhere to have lunch in, I got myself some tomatoes and some cherries:
And then I sat down in the shade next to the road, after 30km of walking:
This was how Astrid and Johannes from Germany found me:
They were riding their bikes in the other direction, and they told me that they really liked Turkmenistan: friendly people, easy-going police. Just a bit hot down there apparently.
I felt intrigued.
I had some mulberries on the way:
These people were getting water from a well:
I didn’t. I stuck to bottled water because I was worried about my stomach.
When I arrived in a small town that was supposed to have a hotel, Bakhran told me that I was probably going to be out of luck:
He turned out to be right.
I got some more water and a bottle of ice tea in a shop next to the road:
Then I got a loaf of flat bread from this guy:
And then I sat down here to have dinner:
I munched through a can of corn with my bread, and then I washed it down with ice-tea. Then these guys appeared:
They had tons of questions, but I felt too tired to answer them all.
I walked well into the night:
Set foot onto Bukharan soil at about 9pm:
Crossed a two lane highway that was trying to kill me a half hour later:
And reached the old town at about 10pm:
When I found a hotel, I went straight into the shower, then I sat down on the bed and immediately fell asleep. I woke up in a very confused state about two hours later, brushed my teeth, and went back to sleep.
Ward Cheney
Christoph, good luck. Thank you. May you have good health and good friendship. Take care. Hello to the people you encounter. Peace, love, and kindness.
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I like the well very much!
Joshua
Bukhara !
So fascinating
The
Ancient city between the two (Ayu) rivers
Wow
You made it