One of the more brightly painted cars taking part in the Mongol Rally. All cars were supposed to have engines under 1 liter (novelty vehicles like ice cream trucks, excepted). To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A man hauling flour in Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Only the 40-meter entrance to Timur's White Palace in Shakhrisabz remains today. Having taken the finest artisans from Khorezm 24 years to construct, it supposedly once put Samarkand's palaces to shame. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.