Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan
22 April - 6 May 2000
Map of the Central Asia area. We visited Turkmenistan (green) and
Uzbekistan (light blue). On our bus ride from Ashgabat to Mary - both are in
Turkmenistan - we passed within three miles of the Iranian border.
- Forward - Some thoughts before the trip
- Day 1 - Asghabat, Turkmenistan
- Day 2 - Asghabat, Turkmenistan
- Day 3 - The trip to Mary and Merv
- Day 4 - Merv
- Day 5 - We visit a small village, then fly to Dashkhovuz
- Day 6 - Old Urgench, cross the border to Uzbekistan
- Day 7 - The Amu Darya river, school visit, flight to Tashkent
- Day 8 - Exploring Tashkent
- Day 9 - The long, bumpy bus ride to Bukhara
- Day 10 - Exploring Bukhara including the Ark
- Day 11 - Bus ride to the wonderful little town of Shahrisabz
- Day 12 - Shahrisabz to Samarkand
- Day 13 - Exploring Samarkand
- Day 14 - Samarkand to Tashkent
- Day 15 - We head for home at 3:30 AM