The Great Silk Road - Uzbekistan

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

Hi there,
My name is Ulugbek Zairov. I am a graduate student of Economic University in Tashkent and Part-Time worker in one of the leading Tour Operating Companies. Anybody interested in any information regarding Uzbekistan and its cities, how to obtain entrance visas, the best budjet hotels where you can stay, culture information (e.g hospitality, friendship, tipping etc..) or if you just simply need an advice please ask.
I particularly might not know answers to some questions but I will try to help and deal with any question.
Visit : www.lhtours.com
Please do not hesitate to ask me. I will give advice for free.

Cheers,

Ulugbek
uzairov@gmail.com

Jonathan · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 185

Hi uzairoff, and thanks for the offer of information for anyone who may be interested. Also, just wanted to say welcome to the Travle Forums! :D

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for warm welcome at your forum. I will try to keep information updated in our website and reply to any question in the Forum within 24 hours.

For users:
I can be also available in ICQ and MSN Messenger simply add my ICQ ID to your contacts 321-410-867 or Member ID in MSN Messenger: uzairov

See if I am online Ask your question!

Sincerely yours,
Ulugbek

David · Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 162

Thanks for joining us.

What is the best way to get to the Great Silk Road? For example, which airport is closest?

Also, are you the webmaster for the site? If so, I would love to know about your skills?

Thanks,
David

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

Hi David,
The reason of advertising and offering services and products via Internet is that we are planning to rise our online sales as a solusion for stiff competition in Tourism sector of our country.
The Great Silk Road takes its launchment not in our country. It involves many countries and Uzbekistan is only one of many countries which lays on the route of The Great Silk Road. In Tashkent the capital of Uzbekistan we have two airports: one is for International Flights and another one is for Internal flighs: For internal flights Jets are fairly good but for International Flights (Uzbekistan Airways National Company) uses Boing and Airbuses and some Russian jets as well (only to Russia and CIS countries).

If you want to know about ticket cost from your destination or vise-verca please apply!!!

If you have more questions please do not hesitate to ask!!!

I am at your service,

Cheers,
Ulugbek

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

Sorry David I missed you question: "Also, are you the webmaster for the site? If so, I would love to know about your skills?"

I am not a webmaster I am Tour Operator but like to chat in the Forums..

David · Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 162

Thanks for chatting. It is wonderful to hear from other parts of the World, and I truly appreciate your participation.

I found this structure to be amazing. Can you tell us what it is?

Laura · Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 446 Location: San Francisco

Wow, that's a cool tower. It looks kind of like the one in Pudong in Shanghai.

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

It is TV TOWER in the center of Tashkent, in Unusabad district.
It was built in 1978 by Architectors Semashco, Tarziyev-Tsarukov and Engeneers Marozov and Musheyev. This is one of the highest structure in the Central Asia. Its transmission radius is over 100 km. The height is 375 meters. The volume 55500 m3. The weight is 6000 tonns. It consists of aproximately 5 TV stations, 4 Radio stations and forecast station. Tashkent overview gallery and in the top restaurants for up to 180 people. :D

More questions please ask!!!

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

More pictures here: www.lhtours.com Click our Foto gallery :D
Regards,
Ulugbek

David · Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 162

This is an interesting building:

Is it some sort of church or temple?

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

We have the same view (picture) from our office. This building was recently constructed. I mean 4-5 years ago. It is the museum devoted to Temurid history (Tamerlane). If you have never heard about Tamerlane visit http://www.lhtours.com/history.shtml. We have just added information about famous people in the history of Uzbekistan.
Read this too

Uzbek Tea Ceremony

Tea is served from ceramic pots into small pjala bowls. The precious liquid is poured into the clean pjala of the host and poured back in to the chainik (teapot) -this repeated three-four times. The fourth time, a half filled cup is offered in the guest's own pjala, allowing for the tea to cool down rapidly so as to quench ones thirst immediately. A bowl filled to the brim goes against all standards of hospitality and good form. Tea is served with homemade jam or honey, which substitutes as sweetener.

Also we added an article "Magic Tour to the Past" by A.Karandashev about trip to Samarkand. It is too big to post it here so read it at
http://www.lhtours.com/otherinfo.shtml

Waiting for more questions!!!

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

I took this picture today, winter came to Tashkent!
Like this pictures? If yes tell me and I will take more photos and post it here
2 more pictures at http://lhtours.com/faq.php
Life is beautiful!!!

uzairoff · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

HI :D This is the article of my friend about Bukhara. See how do local people feel about their homeland! :D

"Night in Bukhara" by Sh.I.

The Bukhara city, the city of my childhood, city full of beauty, greatness and mystery. I was born in this city, grew up on these narrow streets, playing games. And the memories about walks through the ancient city became my vivid recollections.
Bukhara is a city-oasis, right in the middle of dessert, what itself is a big miracle and salvage for traveler. The weather is usually very hot here and many citizens during the daytime try to spend their time at home where coolness becomes a great pleasure. When the evening comes, the folk come out for walks and to spread the big "dastarhon" (table cloth) and sit on "tapchan" drinking green tea. It's when the real Uzbek tea drinking starts. All the family, in Uzbekistan it is usually very big, come together and discuss the main themes of the day, usually it is crops and prices on local market, and listen to the stories told by elders. In Uzbek family they are always honored and their advices considered as valuable as gold. Often the people go to sleep early to get up early and do the big half of the work till the heat captures the town. The city slowly falls into sleep and everything calms down with crickets singing and city lamps shining upon the empty streets. That's when I liked to explore the city. When the night comes the city view changes. You lose the track of time. As if you become the witness of oriental tales, waiting to see the flying carpet in the sky full of night stars or the camel caravan passing loaded with embroidered bags. You nearly stop breathing when you see the minaret "Kalyan", the guard standing between two madrassas, covered by moonlight. Slowly sitting down onto the steps, that are still warm, you listen to the song of the wind, telling about the great achievements and works of the past. These moments give the sense of incredible beauty that you will with your heart and make you feel the blessing of ancestors that lived on the sacred land. Looking at the beautiful patterns on the walls of monuments, one starts to understand how big the heritage left to us is and how skillful the craftsmen were. This atmosphere of magic covers you, entering the very part of your soul, and makes you feel the beat of the history. At night all ancient creations start talking with you in the language of heart, granting with eternal love for the great and blessed city. In your dreams you continue the remaining of old Bukhara walls and looking at the only left entrance gate you understand how big the city was circled with the thick wall. You slowly touch the gates and feel the hard wood that was tested by centuries. The old streets you walking along were once crowded by merchants rushing to bazaar, poets and writers eulogizing the beauty of orient, singers singing the songs about legends, wise men hiding the eastern mysteries. Realizing that ancient civilizations grown up by this land, left you the pearls of their creations as a heritage, fills you with the sense of pride and gratitude to homeland, to streets of childhood, to house that was build by your grandparents. You bow to great and holy city, to its noble view and cultural heritage. The dawn will again lighten the city, and again and again it will welcome the seeking travelers wishing to find the key to oriental mystery.

Hear soon! :D