HOMEWARD

We have covered some kms over the last few days .Bishkek turned out to be a really nice city and easy to get around .Had a night out at the sweet sixties club and listened to 60,s rock and roll and blues feom Russia as well as a few that we knew ,Two days drive through Kyrgyzstan over mountains and through gorges finally brought us through to OSH , and then across the border into Uzbekistan. Luckily there is two of us one to look after the bags the other to elbow their way to the immigration desk . We met out new guide and driver on the other side and after about an hour were wondering how we could politley ditch the guide ,,,,,,we decided to persevere for a couple of days. and today were surprised when he left us ,Not sure what was going on but we hope the new guide is a bit more knowlegable and less "spivvy" Going through the Fergana Valley was really a trip to handcrafts doll making ceramics wood carving and of course silk ,Cath is much more informed on the history but it interesting making the connections One of the highlights was finding the Bravo Cafe where they served good coffee ,Had plenty of good quality vodka and Hookahs [tobacco only] on demand and again good live music in the form of a violinist with a fairly wide repotoire So tomorrow Tashkent and then a day off I will try and send photos on the day off when we have more time