Khujand Travel Guide

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  This statue is probably Khojand's biggest "tourist" attraction. To understand how big it really is if you look closely you can see a person to the left of the statue 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  Mari and I stayed at the Hotel Leninabad for one week in July, 2003. The hotel costs 28 Somoni (US$9) for a double room. If you pay in Somoni instead of US$ it works out slightly cheaper.The rooms are very basic but make sure you have one that has a view over the main river... 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  If the 40 degree days get you down in summer head to this teahouse and catch the strong breezes that blow from the SYr-Darya river. Everything 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  A fun (but slow) way to travel around Khojand is to take a trolley bus. If you wish to catch a train out of Khojand you should take a trolley bus to the end of the line (Head south) which will cost 10 dirams (.1 of a somoni). The boy in the picture was helping his father... 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  Aprt from the colourful Tajiks the wash of green you will see everywhere very well could be a watermelon seller. During summer all they do is sell watermelons. They even bring out a bed and sleep beside their watermelons on the road. You can pick up a watermelon for 1... 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  One thing you might notice is that many women in Tajikistan have what looks like one eyebrow. It isn't exactly one eyebrow but she has drawn a connecting line with mascara. This makes them irresistab le to Tajik men. I asked a young and hip tajik man if he thought it made... 

 Backpackin_Mac Says:  We were lucky to beforend a local man who invited us around to his house for lunch. In the picture you will see his beautiful wife. She studied english at University until she married her husband at the age of 21. Even though she had never spoken to foreigners before her...