I went to Bukhara for a weekend. Here’s some of the cool things I saw. It’s more walkable than Samarkand, and my hotel was right in the heart of the old town, so the cool restaurants, historic buildings, and bazaars were right out the door.
Nilufar explaining this is a traditional teething ring. You put honey or mint or other herbs in the little thing on the left and let the baby gnaw on it. The semi-circular thing in her left hand is to be put around baby’s wrist so it can’t be dropped.This shopkeeper takes old worn-out rugs and turns them into various items. If COVID restrictions allow, he’s been invited to an art fair in Santa Fe in May.Kalyan Minaret, built 1127, allegedly the oldest minaret in Central Asia.A busker. Check out the boots! I saw one store that had boots like this, so if you come here, you could have a pair yourself.Walls of the ancient fortressTown centerAt the summer palace of the Emirs, Sitora-i Mokhi KhosaFolk hero Khoja Nasreddin. According to local tradition, if you put your child on the donkey, your child will grow up happy and prosperous.
