
The Burroughs, Silk Road Secrets of Uzbekistan with Sophie Ibbotson
We loved our varied and comprehensive trip to Silk Road Secrets of Uzbekistan with Sophie Ibbotson. The intinerary was varied and fascinating taking us from the ruined fort of Alexandria on the Oxus in 329BC to the stunningly beautiful Registan Square in Samarqand, the UNESCO historic centre of Bukhara and its highly colourful madrasas and mosques to the enchanting Itchan Kala. We visited Boysun set in the wonderful mountainous landscape, a centre of the handicraft tradition, which was amazing in its colour and diversity of design. The Savitsky Museum of Art in Nukus was such a treat and well worth the journey there on the extension. Sophie Ibbotson gave us such a brilliant idea of Uzbekistan and its formation through history. We would not have missed this and learnt so much.