Diary of a ramed trip to train in Orient Silk Road Express Express Express

The silk road combines images of the distant countries, camel lanes, complex spices, and fabrics – and can now go the route by train.

A special special train, Orient Silk Road Express, following a historic routes and is in central Asia.

The train picks you up with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan about 14 days.

Before 81 train passengers traveled from 10 Nationals and boarded the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, a travel program in the day of today’s Uzbekistan.

At concert in Conservatory, Feruza Mamirjonova, 22, performs with traditional traditional steel, Dutar. He is a Muslim but doesn’t wear a veil. “Uzbekistan will all respect in the world to advise you,” Mcomician receiving a thunderstorm.

Our adventure begins as the train from Tashkent evening.

It is not difficult to break down at the north station, as full metropolitrical Metropolis, many modern buildings, construction sites and road zones. A million home, millions of city, groups and rattles – although this is the sound of our train journey.

Ali Burkhanov, one of the directors, removes the vision of luxury. “The toilet paper goes into the bin next to it.” Those who do not book a costly section share two toilets and one toilet for carrying something. Our bath times are listed in the list. Conductors are clean, organize and make beds.

Roads and places decorated in the middle of Asian style, with the climaxes. I am doing a quick couch test and I have found its size: 184 inches long and 67 inches don’t do.

The train comes into the sun, in the morning, we shed it out. Its historical center is closed by city walls and sometimes motivated as a “fairy from 1,001 night” – but coming at the price. You pay the equivalent of $ 21 to be able to navigate the matters and visit important reminders, including the Nkhalanga Ark Palace, Harem House, and Juma Mosque with its columns.

Between dusty tails cover the Namarets and the walls, the Swiss ceramicistist Fräzicist fränzimicistof, 46, says that he felt at his item. He is one of the young guests, and impressed the complex patterns and a scale of songs.

They are honestly impressed by the construction of traditional clay and many recorded departments.

However, a little interesting, there are crowds and all trade. The old city is a big bazaar and sounds like hard as a disney of buildings and culture. Visitors’ contributions include Tighrope’s transportation, camels and photo benches where visitors pull the hair hats and hold scimitars.

As long as the black swimming and look at the kheck happy, one Heritage site in UNESCO World List as Kukha, it is also on the old silk.

Hammeng is a beautiful Hammeng sounds echo acrower in the front of the Tqi zargaron mosque. Mahmud Maamurov, just 15-year-old, records the complex value in a bronze container with a small hammer and punch. He sits in the chair in the shade, working with a great accurace, beating meters, as he says with confidence, “I am the Lord.” He learned the arts from his father, and the family business thrives.

Uzbekistan is the artist, from gold to gold, silver, and iron. The creation and commerce are integrated in the history of silk road. Burkhara was an important background, “says the Buravanov tour guide.

Most of the glamor of buildings are highly built: Bazaars are suspended, Kalons Mosque, and Mir-Arab Madrasa. Today, no one makes a burning person sleep with the railroad as we spend the night at a hotel.

In the weather in Bukhara in the desert, women in their best clothes, seem to look like it. We take a bus trip in the provinces and see that even school children in Changnak village is well-dressed. In front of the clay walls, 16-year-old Fatangiz and friend Nigina owe me to make their English and ask for their picture. They feel special.

We have similar combinations in ShahrisaBz, where caravansera caravansera once stood on the street of silver passing in Afghanistan. The local world valuation site is no longer for guests, but the real since the early days disappear. Burkhanov, 41, remembers destruction, wars and rulers who change in central Asia.

Our day ends with the Barbecue feast and wine in front of the Austere train station.

The tasty mountains of Tajikistan, pass as a screenshot of screen, stir up the memories of the past. The silk road goes for mountains passing, desert, measures and resources. Caravan, Guide Burkhanov says, covering a 30 miles a day. Our train drifted to Loop and returned to Uzbekistan as they planned for a tour tour. The doors of the room are always open, as everyone is happy to talk.

Samark always impresses and has frustrated tourists. The first of the modern train train continues to settings such as the dream of central construction centers. We see Shah-Zinda Maila Mausoleum and Registan Square with three madrasas madrasas, which follows a period of silk road, promotes development, culture and science.

Here, you feel drunk by orient. All gates seemed to be opened as a site in Paradise. We recommend DOSes and tilework in blue and grass, flowers and motifs stars, text and geometric symmetric symmetric symmetric symmetric. It’s amazing.

Associated with dened and making a session. Hunched, with a sharp eye in the table and his fingers, Sarvinoz Hammoqolova lives on his river. At present meeting, he has been working on the silk wheel for seven months, one would never pay. Only a few weeks are left until completion. He says: “You need to be patient and love for the work.

For 1,067 kilometers to Kyrgyzstan, headache Larisa Kovhevnikova and his team were under great pressure. They pull soups, omelettes and pig ribs. It’s not popular, but it’s sure fun.

The train swing does not bother his kitchen on the board. Kshevnaise used to work on the marine line.

What may not like for work? “Heat in the kitchen!” It’s only 3 meters and temperature goes up. There are currently tourists, enjoying the vodka tasting session. Fortunately, a shocking head doesn’t mean anything.

The trip course changes: From customs to the environment. Kyrgyzstan welcomes you, Meadows and Chitter. The best mountains with capp caps rise in Ala-Arta National Park. The wind rushes into a broad river valley, sweeping the dies, birches and juniper.

“The Gyrallzstan,” as it is called, Lake Sysk-Kul, the second lake of the mountains in the world after the South American Lake Titicaca. During the boat travel, we sink fresh air and the pictures of five thousand feet. Wise clouds are shown in dark blue waters. Silk street variation ran to the north and southern end.

In the fertile ground, the Apricots, apples and cherries grew. “Kymyzz,” Mare’s milk, supported ancient America and tested the taste of endurance. It tastes like an animal, yet.

Morning light includes Kazakhstan hills of gold hills. At the station in Almaty, the brakes in the scripture, and the general sounds of the train ends. The end of the line.

During the city’s trip, we see the highest Soviet-Era buildings that are built up to impress. Hot restaurants and conventions of the Memorial Aspects I tell the world history. One scene indicates the camels that are loaded and walked on a piece of liquid.