Before the flight from Urgench to Tashkent (Uzbekistan), we witnessed this picture.
Groups of youth rehearsed a meeting of the President, who supposed to arrive in the city the other day.
The flight was great. The arrival almost have ruined the taxi drivers.
Absolutely shamelessly raising the price they almost violently tried to push in the car.
Unfortunately, I didn't shoot it on video.
From the airport to the city center, where I rented an apartment, a taxi costs 10,000 - 15,000 so'm.
They tried to convince me that less than 50,000 will not work.
My advice - either to call a taxi using some web-service after leaving the plane or just go a little further, where you will be able to catch the cab for normal money.
It's best to call a city-taxi, which I did.
However, those who tried to trick me promised the driver to pierce the tires of his car.
It's disgusting!
I hope that this video will watch the representatives of authorities who are responsible for this sphere.
And there will be no more louts and grabbers during the journey.
It seemed to me that there was nothing to do in Tashkent.
In fact, this is not entirely true.
I decided to go to the mountains for a couple of days.
It is good, that they are just an hour's away from the capital of Uzbekistan.
My good friend from Tashkent, Alexander, helped me to get there.
We share the same passion - traveling.
He suggested to examine several rest houses, choose the best and check in.
They key factor is a good view.
On the way, we stop at the mini-market to buy something to eat.
- Almonds are expensive, but nutlets with apricots are not less tasty.
- I want the ones with apricots.
Nuts, Kurt, sweets. Here, by the way, you can also get water.
- This is a wellspring,
- I met a man here once.
- He comes here every time from Chirchiq.
- He is a geologist and says that this water is very valuable for its mineral properties.
Once again: from Tashkent to Chimgan is no more than an hour driving.
That"s why the capital's residents choose to come here on weekends for picnics.
In Moscow everyone goes to the country, here - to the mountains.
And why not? The air here is wonderful, the view is gorgeous, you can even fly a kite.
On the way out of the city, on the recommendation of my friend Sasha, I try an absolutely new dish for me - the green samsa.
So, why is it green? It looks pretty normal -yellow and ruddy.
It's because of the stuffing.
Inside the samsa is a rare grass.
- You can taste this grass only in April.
- It wasn't here for 2 weeks ago and won't be in 2 weeks.
- Instead of this grass the samsa was stuffed with some another greenery.
- For example, with spinach and some other the greenhouse plants.
- Also with sorrel?
- Not with sorrel, but with spinach.
- But this grass is special.
- It grows, when the mountains are green.
- After some time it won't grow anymore, so we should enjoy it now.
- What does it taste like?
- It's delicious, it's impossible to explain.
- Wait, I need to taste it again.
- The taste is very similar to spinach.
- Yes, it is very similar to spinach.
- And the dough here is without extra oil and is not puff.
- Just water and flour - that's all.
- It is a mountain herb? It grows only..?
- Yes, it is a mountain herb. It is growing in these hills right now.
- So, it's good that we're here.
Here in this cafe is this green samsa made.
Outside - right next to the road.
Apparently, this is a popular place.
Seeing the pictures I can guess that how much you enjoyed there, and I agree that only authorities can handle these robbers and louts.So the water you were filling in bottle holds beneficial minerals.