28 July 2008: Samarkand Another resting day in another outstanding city : Samarkand and its monuments that become more and more beautiful as we go further in the city. We discovered places full of history and Uzbeks wanting more than ever to meet new foreigners. By the end of the day, half of the city …
27 July 2008: Bukhara – Samarkand The riders of the Routes of the Olive Tree left late in the afternoon, in order to have a nice walk in the city of Bukhara, one of the most famous city of the Silk Road, after Samarkand. Riders and participants scattered in the city and crossed each other …
26 July 2008: Mary – Bukhara Last day of our itinerary in Turkmenistan, passing the border from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan has been the most outstanding moment in this day. An intermediate point, serrated… from one roadblock to another one, having the persistant heat as a bonus; kind of natural endless sauna!
25 July 2008: Ashgabat – Mary In order to avoid the heat of the preivous day, we decided to leave Ashgabat (almost!) early in the morning, to arrive in Mary in the afternoon. This time, only few kilometers were separating the two stopovers. Those who wanted to, have then visited the antique site of Merv, …