Machines dispensing soda water can be found all over Uzbekistan (and the rest of the former Soviet Union). The water is refreshing, but everyone shares the same cup. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Our visit to Bukhara, Uzbekistan coincides with the summer harvest, when fruits are out in force. Sweet fresh figs and grapes give a sugar high. Notice all the melons in the background. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
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.