David in front of the Mogoki Attor Mosque, construction began in the 9th centuryLook through the arch and you can see the Magoki Attor MosqueThe tile work everywhere was amazing, The sheer amount of time spent to build these places is unfathomable.The roof of the Toqi Zargaron.More of the roof of the Toqi Zargaron, with the Kalon Minaret in the backgroundThe door and courtyard of the Kalan MosqueThe Bolo Hauz Mosque, one of the things I particularly liked about Bukhara is that it was alive whereas Samarkand felt like a museum. This was taken just as the call to prayer started.Men at prayer outside the Balo Hauz MosqueMavzoley Samanidov, construction began in ~892.The last remaining gate of the original city walls. A couple cool things about this photo, first the story goes that when Genghis Kahn came to Bukhara he saw the Kalon Minaret off in the distance and was so impressed he spared the city, it was, at the time the tallest building in Central Asia. Also, “They have the Golden Arches, we have the…” Just next to the Mac City Burger, you can buy spices by the bucket. We bought some paprika and then a spice mix the vendor crushed up for us. We put on chicken before we grilled it, pretty good.On the walk back from the bazar, we came up on this wedding.Sunset
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Wonderful colour! Those mosaics…
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