Tashkent, the Capital

Tashkent is the busiest and  the most cosmopolitan city in Uzbekistan, but the weather really comfortable to take a stroll along its street and enjoy the atmosphere. Was the 4th biggest city during Soviet era, Tashkent truly give you a glimpse of the golden era of USSR. As a fact, it was rebuilt as a model Soviet city, after 1966 Tashkent Earthquake.

You'll feel the mix of cosmopolitan and old city when you walk on Tashkent street. The hotel that we stayed is located around city center, is a very busy street until midnight, but it also near to university complex that offers great view for afternoon stroll. 

You'll find lots of statues of important figures of Uzbekistan in every corner of the streets, that usually surrounded with park, where people can enjoy the afternoon there. And in the center of the city, Amir Temur Square, where there's big statue of Amir Temur, the first ruler of Timurid Dinasty, is the national hero of Uzbekistan.

The highlight of this city for me is the metro network, legacy from Soviet that still used up until now. The feeling of getting lost in the metro network is so amazing, you'll feel that you ride a time machine that throw you back to the 70's, moreover all the announcement is on Uzbek and Russian, as a person who don't have any idea about this languages, paid attention to every station is a must. And also the metro costs you very little, only 1400 so'm per person or around 50 fils in AED, for each entry, once you in, you can try each line of the network and admiring the grande metro stations.

Another interesting place for us to visit are the museums in Tashkent, we visited State Museum of History of Uzbekistan, where we met lots of students group that doing study tour there. You'll get a brief history timeline of Uzbekistan, and you'll understand how historically rich this country is.

The second museum that we visit is Railway museum, yeah...we love train so much...And we really enjoy our visit there. Huge Locomotives, legacies of USSR really awed us. We also ride the old tourist train, that runs back and forth along the museum's.