Thursday, 5 July 2012

Day 33, 02 July 2012 Tashkent to Samarkand

Today total distance traveled 320km


We bid farewell to our caring host from our B&B and heads SW’ly direction into Samarkand.

Young and modern Uzbek lady

The rare White Stork nest on top of cable pole

The drive to Samarkand was a pleasant one except the difficulty of getting diesel along the way. It was not until after lunch we came by the first gas station in 200km to have diesel.


 This is something you don't see in our Petronas station
2m wide pit in between your car and the pump!



We met Compass Expedition motorcycling group on the highway and later found out that they were heading to the same hotel as us in Samarkand.



Dinner was simple in a local restaurant serving pork and alcohol, it was definitely an eye opener for us to be in a restaurant serving Halal and non- Halal at the same time.


 Pork dishes?




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