You probably think like me: if you are abroad the local police is to protect you and to help you… Hmmm… They took me from the crowd in the Buyuk Yolu subway station. “Vash passport!!!” Yes, I have one. Then they took me to the station police post. They searched my backpack and then asked to empty my pockets… Then money… Enough?… Nobody of them wished me enjoyable stay in Uzbekistan…. No sorries… If you will come here with a backpack better take a taxi – they cost only 1-3 USD per ride.
I finally take the subway to the last subway station: Rakhimov. Long distance minibuses and taxis are waiting there. I found the minibus which was almost full – we agreed the price – 4000 sum (1 USD=1150 sum) and after a quarter we departed to Samarkand…
The roads here are wide, asphalted, no holes but they are so bumpy that the travel is tiring enough. I was happy when after 4 hours fast driving we reached Samarkand – the legendary capital of Tamerlane… To get from the bus stop to the centre take microbus – direction Registan – it cost just 200 sum. In the centre there are few private bed and breakfast institutions – they charge 15-20 USD per room….
