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We walked through the Osh market filled with goods from Turkey, Iran, UAE, Pakistan and India.
We walked through the Osh market filled with goods from Turkey, Iran, UAE, Pakistan and India.
Then we headed to Babur’s house. It was an easy trek according to Angela, but James Brown almost died on the way up.
At Babur’s House, we watched women sliding down a rock for fertility. At the top, we met the wise man and got the story of Sulieman.
According to legend, Sulieman speaks more than 18,000 languages. When circling the earth, a light came from this mountain and God told him the wanted it to be one of his palaces, so Sulieman had his 40 giants divert the river and built a palace.
We had our lunch at a teahouse by the river. Sitting on a bed with rugs, eating plov (a fried rice with peppers and garlic, we watched the local Kyrgyz eat it with their hands.
Approaching the Uzbek border, we were stopped 4 times by the police, some within 200 meters of each other.
The border crossing was a breeze complete with a gorgeous border crossing guard. Pretty soon, we were taking photos, exchanging addresses and Jack gave him his “Cindy Crawford” T-shirt.
Finally we got to the town of Fergana and the best hotel in town with boy scout beds, no water when it rains and elevators that you need to jump in very quickly or they close on you and won’t open, no beer or wine in the bar.
We finally got to the bar/disco, found wine. When exiting the bar, the door was padlocked. To get out, you need to walk through the non-existent pane of glass.
Dinner with the group and we retired to our room. Our room was directly over the disco. John headed to the front desk and with a bit of sign language we changed rooms to the riverside.
Approaching the Uzbek border, we were stopped 4 times by the police, some within 200 meters of each other.
The border crossing was a breeze complete with a gorgeous border crossing guard. Pretty soon, we were taking photos, exchanging addresses and Jack gave him his “Cindy Crawford” T-shirt.
Finally we got to the town of Fergana and the best hotel in town with boy scout beds, no water when it rains and elevators that you need to jump in very quickly or they close on you and won’t open, no beer or wine in the bar.
We finally got to the bar/disco, found wine. When exiting the bar, the door was padlocked. To get out, you need to walk through the non-existent pane of glass.
Dinner with the group and we retired to our room. Our room was directly over the disco. John headed to the front desk and with a bit of sign language we changed rooms to the riverside.
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