For the Love of Vendors

Being the kind of place that it is, it seems that a great many Bukharans make a living through vending.

These are the customers of the vendors.

These rotund clay figurines seem to be a popular ware of the vendors.

All sorts of finely-crafted cutting objects are up for sale.

Some Glimpses of Bukhara

The ancient city of Bukhara is in Uzbekistan's top three sites for history inspired tourist invasions (along with Samarkand and Khiva). Its popularity with European tour groups seems to have warped the locals to the point where a two-tiered payment system, with different prices for guests and locals, has reached an incredibly advanced state.


An outside view of one of the old markets, before the afternoon heat came on.

Spectacular fascades (this one of a medressa) become routine sitings in Bukhara.


Restoration efforts continue.