Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
It was a nice ride to Samarkand. There were numerous large signs along the highway spaced every few kilometers with different quotes or sayings. Given Uzbekistan's communist history and its current unitary presidential government (basically a dictatorship) we assume these are propaganda quotes from the president.
On the way to the Bahodir B&B we made a quick first stop at the Registan, Samarkand's main attraction. There I realized how badly broken my camera lens is after it fell off the bike the other day. The aperture, the light meter and autofocus are completely destroyed with a few loose pieces rattling around inside leaving me with no other option than to shoot fully manual. Somehow the pictures still look okay as long as I have enough time to get the settings right. Yeah, I was quite upset when I heard the camera hit the ground but I am grateful it still works, sort of.
One thing we hungry cyclists really loved about Bahodir's B&B is that they serve you tea, melon and wafers upon arrival. Lucky for us, several of the other travelers were not hungry enough eat their full share so we got loads of leftover melon slices and wafers.
The courtyard is a great hangout area and while we sat there, Giorgio and Laura suddenly walked in. What a surprise. We had randomly met them in a park in Baku about a month ago. Angela, a very funny German lady who we first met at the hostel in Bukhara was also staying at Bahodir's so it was all a happy reunion.
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