Leaving Ferghana at 8am we drove to Rishta. home of Uzbek pottery. We visited the studio/workshop of Rustam Usmanov who is well known for his designs and pottery. It was fascinating to  not only see the pots being thrown on…

After a tiring day yesterday we enjoyed a bit of a sleep in and the were able to have a late breakfast and leave the hotel at 9am. We drove to Marghilan where we first visited a silk factory to…

This was a big day. Again animals and drovers on road as we left the walnut forest. Drove over a pass again. We drove to Osh reputed to be one of the oldest cities in Kyrgyzstan where we had stroll…

We left our hotel for a drive to the Walnut forest. It was our day leading today. The departure at 8am allowed us to see many herds of horses, cows and sheep being driven down the road. We drove by…