Bukhara -- Day One

This past weekend the boys and I traveled to Bukhara and Samarkand.  It was OLD and amazing.  I'll post photos by the day to keep the posts a bit shorter.  If you are interested you can read here about the history of this 2500 year old city.

We happened upon a parade as we walked out of our hotel.  The city is famous for their puppets and puppet shows.

A lady making music with plates in the parade.

This is my favorite photo from the trip.  These girls in traditional dress were enjoying ice cream after the parade.

During Vic's nap, Seth and I read National Geographic in the courtyard of our B&B.

Uzbek pottery

Kalyan Minerate, built in 1127, spared by Ghengis Khan because he was so impressed.

You can make out Craig and the boys at the bottom, for perspective.

Entrance to a medrassa.

Seth tends to be shy when folks don't speak English but not at this moment.  Craig and I lost him for a moment and found him here, chatting with this store owner and sharing sunflower seeds.

A door his size.

Doors of a traditional home.  I like them.

Cherry Picking

A friend invited us out to her dacha (country home) to pick cherries last week.  The drive, the little house, the setting, all was great fun.  And Vic loved the cherries!

Outside the dacha

Seth found this box of cards about animals left from when our friends' kiddos were young.  He loved them.

Chasing an ant

Picking cherries

After a little cherry sampling

An old chicken coop turned into a playhouse



More sampling



He needed a cookie break after all the cherries.

Lickin' the Beaters

Yummy!