Photos Uzbekistan & Kyrgystan

On this page you will find some photos of our Uzbekistan & Kyrgystan trip. Click on a photo to see a larger version of the photo with a longer description.

Uzbekistan

The opera house in Tashkent
Tashkent - Opera house
The Islam Huja minaret in Khiva. In former days, criminals were thrown off of this tower for punishment
Khiva - Islam Huja minaret
The Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva. When construction started it should have become the largest minaret of the world
Khiva - Kalta Minor
The magnificent entrance of the Muhammed Rakhim Khan Medressa (= koran school)
Khiva - Muhammed Rakhim Khan Medressa
Brazier at work in Khiva
Khiva - Brazier at work
And another beautiful islamic building, the Kalan mosque in Buchara
Buchara - Kalan mosque
Women and children in Buchara
Buchara
The fountains are playing at the Labi-Hauz in Buchara. In the background there is the Nadir Divanbegi khanaka
Labi-Hauz with the Nadir Divanbegi khanaka
At the Labi-Hauz you will also find the Nadir Divanbegi medressa with its beautiful peacock mosaic
Buchara - Nadir Divanbegi medressa
The Kukuldesk medressa in Buchara shines in the sunlight
Buchara - Kukuldesk medressa
Stone musicians are preparing you for what is coming next in Samarkand...
Samarkand
The most beautiful square in the islamic world, the really fabulously beautiful Registan Square in Samarkand. With fltr the Ulughbek, Tilla-Kari and Sher-Dor medressa
Samarkand - Registan Square
The Sher-Dor medressa with its splendorous mosaics above the entrance
Sher-Dor medressa at the Registan square
Detail of the mosaics of the Sher-Dor medressa
Detail of the Sher-Dor medressa
The Guri-Amir mausoleum in Samarkand. Buried here are Timur Lenk, two sons and two grandsons, including Ulughbek. Guri Amir is Tajik for 'tomb of the emir'
Samarkand - Guri-Amir mausoleum
Shahi Zinda in Samarkand, small streets with tombes on either sides
Samarkand - Shahi-Zinda
Visiting a small silk factory. Weaving the characteristically coloured silk strings
Weaving silk
Again weaving silk
Weaving silk

Kirchistan

Woman on the market in Osh selling traditional Kyrgyz hats
Market in Osh
Lenin is still standing in Osh (at least in 1997)
Lenin is still standing in Osh
On the way for our trek in the Pamir range we stopped in this tranquil surrounding
On our way to the Pamir range
With a converted old Russian army truck (on the right) we went on our way for the trek
Resting on our way
One can better use a horse for this road than a bus like we did
On our way
Yurt (tent) of the nomads, these you can see quite often in Kyrgystan
Nomad yurt
A nomad woman is posing in front of her yurt
A nomad woman in front of her yurt
View on the moutains while trekking through the Pamir range
On our way in the Pamir range
Again a beautiful view on Kyrgyz landscape
A really beautiful scenery
After the trek we went to Bishkek by taxi, a trip of two days. On our way we stopped at this 'road house' to have something to eat
Road house when going to Bishkek
Nearby the 'road house' this married couple was enjoying the western tourists
Married couple at the road house
The taxis in which we were going had troubles all the time. One man is checking under the bonnet, another one is pumping up a tire with a bicycle pump
Taxi troubles