About Uzbekistan
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| Tours Hotels Visa Destinations About Uzbekistan Travel Tips Services Contacts Menu Search Go Ru Start your adventure to Uzbekistan About Uzbekistan HomeAbout UzbekistanTowns & Places Khiva Khiva Khiva Guide Information Tourist sites History Transport in Khiva Counters Khiva monuments map Monuments Tours in Khiva Other hotels in Khiva PrevNext PrevNext Tell friends about Khiva Back to cities list 19tours 12hotels 9monuments Khiva monuments map "At first sight, Khiva had a shabby, provincial and slightly disappointing feel to it. It was only as we turned the corner at the bottom of the road that the Ichan Kala loomed in front of us. The bulging mud-brick walls wound around a crowded centre of madrassahs, mosques, minarets and mausoleums like a large bronze snake basking in the autumn sun. Nearing the walls, we could see their crenellations and the impressive watchtower, giving the appearance of an elaborate sandcastle. Four enormous, turreted gates led into the inner city from the four points of the compass. We approached the Grandfather Gate and Jeanette introduced us to a plump woman who sold entry tickets. We would pay admission this time but, seeing as we were living in Khiva, wouldn't pay again. This was, after all, one of the main thoroughfares for getting to the bazaar." "'It's a dry heat, a dry heat.' I kept repeating this mantra, but as the thermometer crept above 40°C and continued, I accepted that dry or humid, the weather was unbearably hot. We had no air-conditioning in the office so I would douse my T-shirt in water and put it on wet, the table- fan by the computer on full blast. The walled city was even worse - the huge mud-brick walls retaining the heat - and my bedroom was impossible to sleep in. I dragged my mattress up to the roof, joining the boys under the stars and enjoying the occasional night breeze. Getting up early felt unnatural but this was the only time when I had any energy. The summer days were long and the sun set around eight at night. I would return from the office, the slanted rays turning the Ichan Kala walls bronze. Girls spattered water from buckets around their house to settle the dust and take the edge off the heat. Grannies sat in the shade of a tree gossiping, and as the evening wore on, families dragged their televisions outside ready for the evening meal." Yüklə 42,51 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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