Bukhara, September 15, 2019

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Hotel

City Gate

9th Cent. Mausoleum of Ismoil Samoniy

Museum of History

Second Largest Mosque in Central Asia

Ark Citadel

Zindan Prison

Lunch--Learning how Plov is made in Bukhara

Start with carrots sauteed in sunflower oil

Add cumin, garlic bulbs, onion, meat

Add chick peas that have stood in water overnight

Add rice, spread it across the top, then add boiling water over the rice

Don't mix the rice into the remaining ingredients

Raise the heat of the fire until it boils and the water evaporates

Tallest Minaret at Kalon Mosque

Oldest Mosque--9th Century

Puppet Museum

Tallest Minaret After Dark