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There were not many souvenir sellers in Shakhrisabz at all - it's a very small town and not on a lot of itineraries. We found a group of young girls selling cheap things near the Dorus Siadat and women with better items in the courtyard of the Dorut Tilovat. Apparently there are shops selling much the same stuff but we weren't looking and we didn't see them.
Tour groups are usually taken to the Khudjum Embroidery Factory where most of the work for sale in the town is made.
What to buy: Wherever I travel I set myself a task to bring back a gift for my Book Group friends - something that typifies where I have been. In what has become a standing joke amongst the group, I also set myself the task of spending no more than a dollar on each gift -it certainly can be a challenge!
Finding the skull caps that had been $2-3 in Bukhara for only $1 in Shakrisabz was a great coup - and the young girl I bought them from had a smile that lit up her face when I instantly bought 10, no bargaining or bartering. She was delighted and so was I.
With a whole range of colours and sizes to choose from, there was one to suit each of my friends - and they do look good.
Updated Sep 4, 2005
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What to buy: Caps for a dollar are one thing - cheap and cheerful, you don't expect the finest work. Look carefully though among the items that some of the older women selling handicrafts have on their stalls however and you may well find something very fine indeed - like this beautiful old piece of embroidered velvet that had been made into a small bag. Faded and worn it may be, but the work is of the highest standard - it really is a work of art to be treasured.
What to pay: $5 was all I paid for this - it was what she asked and I was more than happy to pay for such fine work.
Written Sep 4, 2005
Samarkand food market is an interesting place to wander around and see some local life. The best time to go is early in the morning: is cooler and the place is at its maximum activity, when people come to buy the stuff for the daily meals.
Written Nov 19, 2004
We found melons EVERYWHERE in the street stalls, in the market... They were big and so tasty! And cheap, we bought one to have for desert at the hotel and it was like 10-20 cents. So since then we used to buy one, tell the vendor to cut it in slices and share it with the group. It was very refreshing in the Samarkand heat :-))
Written Nov 19, 2004
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Uzbeks have a particular way to bake their bread and to be recognisable.
The sesam seeds on top of the round breads are patterned in a way that the local people can see where the bread was baked.
Of course to us, it looked all the same... but it tasted quiet good
Written Mar 2, 2004
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If you're traveling in Uzbekistan on a low budget, just prepare yourself and buy some of the hundreds of kinds of biscuits they have there.
Be prepared for the fat meat and eat something dry
Written Mar 2, 2004
Would you have enough for your journey through Uzbekistan?
Written Mar 2, 2004
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