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Monday, February 22, 2010

Road to Tashkent

Someday I will write about the amazing experience at the Checkpoint Dostik, where me and some friends from Osh strove 5 hours for entering Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan. Curious enough, Dostik (or Dostuk) means Friendship. In the meantime, please enjoy some pictures taken on my way from Osh to Tashkent, through Andijon.


The small market after the checkpoint Dostik

Ahmad, our great driver, and Mahir (Grande Mahir!)


The first Choixona (if I'm not mistaken this is the spelling in Uzbek) after the Checkpoint


No plov has been so appreciated than after 5 hours of nonsensical Uzbek border procedures


Ahmad at the gaz station. In Uzbekistan very few cars - if any - use petrol




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

amazing pics, Giulio! and i want some plov now too :() Denis

Unknown said...

My oh my... what could they invent to keep you guys there for 5 hours - having the visa already?

Giulio Wolf said...

Now that I think about it... I want some plov too!!! :(

As for the 5 hours wait, I am sorry to inform you that apparently this is now the standard procedure. All people passing through the chekpoint Dostik, doesn't matter if kyrgyz or uzbek, have to go through this hell. Every single time.