24th of October:
The night was cold especially in the morning, we go on through the "desert". The landscape changes and their are a lot of cotton fields again. We are crossing the Amu Darya river and along the way cotton, cotton, ....... Without this river there would be nothing. The river is extensively used for the cotton. Therefore, almost no water reaches the Aral lake. But it is hard to blame anybody.The main income is the cotton and gas. And when we buy new clothing than we are probably also a reason for this disaster at the Aral lake.
We arrive in Khiva in the afternoon. It is an old historical town, which had markets for slaves and all which was traded along the silk roads. Again the town is more like a big souvenir shop. Only early in the morning or late in the evening it is possible to see the town without the souvenirs. Now it is not season, that means we can be happy. I guess in the season it is even worse. We stay in a guest house which is almost empty at the time.
Next morning Kotomi wants to visit some more museum. I did not buy ticket since I was disappointed from Samarkand. You go in the museum and what is in there a souvenir shop. After she went in some of the museums she tells me that it was the same in here. Outside there a lot of French tourist. For me it is already enough, I do not want to see such towns anymore. The French making a marathon through the old town and in between they stop by the local wedding party to dance with them in their sports dress. Others seem to be just disappointed because they can not run.
(N 41.37795°, E 60.35889 °)
The night was cold especially in the morning, we go on through the "desert". The landscape changes and their are a lot of cotton fields again. We are crossing the Amu Darya river and along the way cotton, cotton, ....... Without this river there would be nothing. The river is extensively used for the cotton. Therefore, almost no water reaches the Aral lake. But it is hard to blame anybody.The main income is the cotton and gas. And when we buy new clothing than we are probably also a reason for this disaster at the Aral lake.
We arrive in Khiva in the afternoon. It is an old historical town, which had markets for slaves and all which was traded along the silk roads. Again the town is more like a big souvenir shop. Only early in the morning or late in the evening it is possible to see the town without the souvenirs. Now it is not season, that means we can be happy. I guess in the season it is even worse. We stay in a guest house which is almost empty at the time.
Next morning Kotomi wants to visit some more museum. I did not buy ticket since I was disappointed from Samarkand. You go in the museum and what is in there a souvenir shop. After she went in some of the museums she tells me that it was the same in here. Outside there a lot of French tourist. For me it is already enough, I do not want to see such towns anymore. The French making a marathon through the old town and in between they stop by the local wedding party to dance with them in their sports dress. Others seem to be just disappointed because they can not run.
(N 41.37795°, E 60.35889 °)
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