Business trip to Uzbekistan

Last month, it was a really hectic month, with me travelling to Uzbek, office work, projects, trainings, etc... I miss 4 weekends with family and also missing 4 swimming classes... Bila la kitaorg nak pandai berenang kalau camni...

I went to Uzbek early Mar for a week and came back for training, appraisal and NVQ review, which all crashed in that week. Then on the Friday the 13th, I had to travel again to Uzbek and was stuck over there for 2 weeks... Well, now I know how it was like to deal with the govt. consultant in Uzbek...

The first time being in Uzbek, the weather was very cold but towards the end of Mar it was warmer and the flowers started to bloom... On the 23rd Mar, it was a Nawru'z day, a celebration to welcome spring... Nawruz is a 'big' thing, mark a significant day for Uzbek folks. On that day, they send cards, bake cookies and prepare special meal and almost everybody will join the celebration which are normally organized in a public park...

Nowruz day is from Persian word means 'New Light' or widely referred to as the Persian New Year. It was celebrated by Persian and has spreas in many other parts of the world including Central Asia, where Uzbekistan is one of them.

Nawru'z day held in Babur park

Near the govt. building

The Unforgettable personnel.
Among those in the pics - Ibnu Sina, Al-Khawarizmi, Al-Biruni, etc,
The great intellectual in history & they were from Uzbek...

One of the old Quran written on the deer skin in the Tashkent mosque.


All sort of nuts, raisins, apricots, prunes, etc...
First time I saw the walnut and almond in their nutshell...

Our trip in Samarkand. Pics taken with Uzbek folks...

In front of Registan.
Registan was the heart of Ancient Samarkand. Registan means 'Sandy place' in Persian. There are 3 madrasahs (schools) of Registan (3 separate buidlings) i.e. Ulugh Beg, Tilya Kori and Sher Dor madrasah.