Crescent moons mark the religion of the deceased at Mizdakhan cemetery (outside Nukus, Uzbekistan). For more reading on Uzbekistan: www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista... www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
This friendly vendor at Nukus market tries to sell us a couple kilos of baking flour. For more reading on Uzbekistan: www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista... www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is surrounded by smiling and approving kids at Medeo ice skating rink...Similar presidential images start in Azerbaijan and continue east until China. Read more about our adventures in the Tian Shan Mountains.
