These are from scanned film negatives taken with a point-and-shoot, and follow from the Mongolia and Western China gallery. I crossed into Kyrgyzstan from Kashgar, and after a week mainly around (Lake) Issyk-kul, I headed to the great old cities of Uzbekistan--Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva--where almost all of the following photos were taken. From there I flew to the Caucasus countries and Istanbul (also in a separate gallery). Uzbekistan, with its rich mixture of Uzbek, Tajik and other cultures past and present, Now that we live here I have had the pleasure of revisiting Uzbekistan.
Red rocks, near Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan lacks the cultural treasures of Uzbekistan, but has most of Central Asia beat as far as scenery.
Red rocks, near Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan lacks the cultural treasures of Uzbekistan, but has most of Central Asia beat as far as scenery.
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