Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September - October 2009
State building in central Tashkent.
Plaza in central Tashkent. The sculpture is of cranes, the state bird of Uzbekistan.
Navoi State Opera and Ballet Theater (where we saw an excellent production of Rigoletto).
At Khast Imam, a large complex of buildings that is the official religious center of Uzbekistan.
Donkey cart near Khast Imam. It had just come onto the quiet side street from a very busy street that is out of the photo. We saw donkey carts everywhere, more outside the city, but they were not an unusual sight in city traffic.
Two small boys in the narrow streets of the "old city." They followed us as we wandered around, and waited, giggling, for us to reappear after we turned into streets that they knew were dead ends.
Plaster and tile walls in a room in the Museum of Applied Arts. The building was originally constructed for a Tsarist diplomat. The stove is covered with ceramic tile.
Traditional musical instruments in the Museum of Applied Arts.
Ellen blends in with the exterior tilework.
Ron doesn't blend into the wall as well as Ellen!
Sheep and herder along the road in the mountains about 2 hours from Tashkent.
Dining room in Bob's house, with the same dining room furniture you would see in US Embassy housing all over the world!
State building in central Tashkent.
Plaza in central Tashkent. The sculpture is of cranes, the state bird of Uzbekistan.
Navoi State Opera and Ballet Theater (where we saw an excellent production of Rigoletto).
At Khast Imam, a large complex of buildings that is the official religious center of Uzbekistan.
Donkey cart near Khast Imam. It had just come onto the quiet side street from a very busy street that is out of the photo. We saw donkey carts everywhere, more outside the city, but they were not an unusual sight in city traffic.
Two small boys in the narrow streets of the "old city." They followed us as we wandered around, and waited, giggling, for us to reappear after we turned into streets that they knew were dead ends.
Plaster and tile walls in a room in the Museum of Applied Arts. The building was originally constructed for a Tsarist diplomat. The stove is covered with ceramic tile.
Traditional musical instruments in the Museum of Applied Arts.
Ellen blends in with the exterior tilework.
Ron doesn't blend into the wall as well as Ellen!
Sheep and herder along the road in the mountains about 2 hours from Tashkent.
Dining room in Bob's house, with the same dining room furniture you would see in US Embassy housing all over the world!