Pro

This city has great weather year-around.
Con

None
In a nutshell

Interesting enough to keep you occupied while you wait for visas to be processed
Rumiya Says: Is a favourite among recreational parks either for young or old. The best place for time spending at the height of the summer. Is situated just behind the Inter-Continental Hotel and the Japanese Garden.
Eastern Asia Food: Restaurant Jumanji
rjaparidze Says: The food that I tried in this restaurant is one of the best that I ever had a chance to try. Strongly recommend
Cdnexpat Says: This is an excellent place to unwind, after a meal, or take a meal on the premises. The music is excellent, mostly Russian, Arabic and Uzbek, but also some western music. Food is excellent, I even had pizza there. This is a famous place for meeting people, dancing, and they...
Tashkent Metro, only in Tashkent in Central Asia
iio Says: There are three lines of Metro in Tashkent and the fare is 200 Sum. You will buy token at each station. Taking photography is prohibited and national securities stay at each station and platform. Interior of some stations are beautiful.
heplion Says: The Chorsu bazaar has pretty much everything in one place, spices, vegetables, fruits, cow heads, linens, hand made metal duct work, traditional baby beds, musical instruments.... A great place to buy that sheep tongue or cow head you have been looking for. Do beware of the...
Local dress doesn't look right on an American!
heplion Says: While walking through the bazzar, I bought some traditional Uzbek clothing for my father. As you can see, it just doesn't look quite right on a westerner....The long robe is called a Chipan and can be worn indoors or out. While I was there, it was unusually cold (-15C!!!)...
jkseddon Says: Changing money in Uzbekistan is still a hassle. While strict controls that created two markets is pretty much gone (the rates at the bank are very close to small changers), problems remain.I understand that there still are some controls and this in turn makes it difficult to...
jkseddon Says: [no, this isn't the best this about Tashkent, but there's nowhere else to put it!]The embassy of TURKMENISTAN is located at 1 Bol. Mirabaskaya. Apply before noon. When you return you will have to go in the morning to drop off your passport and then return between 4pm and...
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Tashkent - Tashkent is the capital of sunny Uzbekistan. Many interesting places, wonderful restaurants, nice nightlife and Uzbek hospitality... It's very very hot in summer, so you better visit it in spring or...
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Q: How hard is it to get a taxi at 2 AM? What is the cost to downtown? Are the taxis safe? thank you

A: You'll find lots of taxi drivers touting for business around the terminal exit. You have two options - walk straight past them out the carpark where you'll find an...
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Tashkent is the capital of sunny Uzbekistan. Many interesting places, wonderful restaurants, nice nightlife and Uzbek hospitality... It's very very hot in summer, so you better visit it in spring or...
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My primary reason for visiting Tashkent was to marry my girlfriend of the last year. It was a rather surrealistic event. She left Moscow for Tashkent several weeks before me to begin the beaurocratic...
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Tashkent was being used as a transit point, but I discovered that I did not need to go further for excellent rest holiday. From there it is just a short trip to great places like Bukhara and...
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Tashkent is the fourth largest city in the former Soviet Union and after a massive earthquake in the 1960s is thouroughly Sovietized. WIth wide avenues and spread out buildings even in the centre...
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Tash means stone or rock & kent stands for city

1.Among the theaters I would choose "Ilhom" one,although the building is not so attractive the cast & play are adorable.The picture was taken on Halloween.They have parties time to time when cast...
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