Uzbekistan Part 2 - From Bukhara to Samarkand

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 52

 Uzbeks deliver a warm welcome. A stand at the Tashkent International Tourism Fair 2022  (photo credit: @MarkDavidPod   )
Uzbeks deliver a warm welcome. A stand at the Tashkent International Tourism Fair 2022
(photo credit: @MarkDavidPod )

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Mark and David travel the silk road between two of the most important cities in Uzbekistan. 

This time:

  • Magical Bukhara by night
  • An early start and a great train journey
  • The finest Islamic architecture
  • The importance of numbers
  • Who was Amir Timur?
  • One of the world's finest squares
  • A famous musician and a sound like no other
  • An insider's view
  • To biblical Daniel's tomb
  • An incredible 700-year-old way to see the stars
  • Meeting the Jews of Samarkand
  • A Jewish hammam (Turkish bath house) in the middle of nowhere
  • Bringing the ancient Silk Road into the 21st Century
  • Departing from the brand-new airport with a vision for the future

Mark and David were guests of Uzbekistan.travel, Tashkent International Tourism Fair, Uzbekistan Airways and Air Marakanda.

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