Across the Uzbek desert

These photos have been taken during the trasfer from Khiva to Bukhara. Let's say it's a compensation for the fact that I didn't take any photo in Bukhara...

Khiva dreaming

After leaving Moynaq and the sad remaining of the Aral Sea, I drove south for 7 hours to reach Khiva before dark. Unfortunately, I failed. I was dropped out the taxi at around 8 in the evening. Considering that it was mid-February, the difference with anytime around midnight was not so remarkable. Because of that, and of a series of unlucky situations (all cheap B&B seemed to be undergoing renovation works) I ended up being in a oddly expensive hotel right in front of the main door. Let's face it: 50 dollars per person\night is a ridiculously high price for a modest hotel during off season. Anyway, the city was worth the investment. Khiva is an incredible place, and I hope the photos you will see below prove what I say.