The Registan building is beautiful but at night, the view is even more spectacular.
As I sit in a folk music restaurant in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, I catch a glimpse of a beautiful Uzbek lady passing by. She’s tall, has fair skin and cuts an elegant figure. As she turns around, she smiles sweetly – I was totally bowled over by her beauty. I couldn’t help but ask her name. She is Sitora, she says, a fourth year Art student majoring in English literature.
She’s friendly and she’s at the restaurant to celebrate a family member’s birthday. She invites me to dance with them. Soon enough, after a few short interactions, her whole family gathers at my table, bringing the party with them!
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Gallery: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Registan building is beautiful but at night, the view is even more spectacular.
The writer (seated second from right) and his new friends in Uzbekistan.
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An Uzbek couple wearing their traditional costumes at the Registan building.
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Gur-E Amir Mausoleum, the tomb of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane or Timur, in Samarkand.
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Registan, it was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty.
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The Kalyan minaret, built in the year 892, is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara.
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