After almost three weeks of the same four Central Asian dishes (plov, manti, laghman, shashlik), our taste buds were thrilled by a Korean meal of bibimbap in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has a visible Korean population whose families have lived here since WWII. It's quite odd (for us) to see Koreans speaking Russian to each other. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Father and son play games to pass the time at their Ippodrom market stall in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Vendors line the cement outside the covered area at Tashkent's Ippodrom market. There is no natural shade here, so all vendors take shelter from the blazing sun under their umbrellas. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.