Try to live in a double landlocked country, then you’d have a different definition on water, and probably, eagerness to be near water.
I was strongly recommended to visit Lake Charvak, which is a lake surrounded by mountains. But even though I knew it was just a dam, I still felt like spending a day here as I was pretty satisfied with historical city one after the other. Something green and watery would be nice!
My friend and I hired a taxi to take us there. There’s shared taxi but we didn’t find it.
When we got there, my reaction was….. “so, that’s it? Not too bad!”
As tourists, we felt our driver was the happiest one. We hired him randomly, but who would have known that he had a kite in his trunk just so perfect for Lake Charvak?
March is the season for cherry-blossoms! Just like in Japan!
And there were many people flying paragliding. I’d really like to try but I think it was a private activity.
There was a honey seller along the road. He sold walnuts in honey. I would love to buy honey from his but he charged me in dollars. He was a nice guy though.
On our way back, our driver asked for making a small stop. And it turned out to be his home. We met his sister. She invited us for tea (but we declined). So this must be the life of Tashkent in the outskirt.
I wouldn’t particularly recommend Charvak Lake. But if you have an extra day, then go for it! But make sure you have seen what you want in Bukhara, Samarkand, and Khiva first.
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