Shakhrisabz

We decided to continue on the footsteps of Amir Timur on our spare day and drove to Shakhrisabz. Unfortunately, our little van was too big to cross the mountain pass. They have some tight rules about letting pass only cars as there are some problems with separatist groups.

mountains around Samarkand

Bigger overload, bigger shadow to sleep

Arrived in Shakhrisabz we started with the main site: the ruins of the Ak-Saray Palace and in front of it the statue of Amir Timur. Ramadan has been over for some days and couples are getting married again. The place is favored from many couples as a wedding photo spot - we saw at least twenty-five roaming around the statue and beyond.

Then we visited the Khazrati-Imam-complex that houses the mausoleum of Amir Timur in which only two of his sons is buried. Opposite of it, there is a mosque with beautiful floral decorations on the walls and the ceiling.

Kok Gumbaz Mosque

The sightseeing was exhausting and we headed to a restaurant for lunch - we had shashlik, somsas and salad.

Shashlik cook: Please choose!

somsa stove

On the market, we saw again white bread with different patterns and bought some fruits.

We also tried a special sweet that we saw everywhere on the markets throughout Uzbekistan: Nisholda is the beaten up whites of eggs with sugar and herbs. These food symbolizes Uzbek national holidays.

Andreas tries Nisholda