05/15 – Drive to Fergana

First stop today was the Amir Temur Museum…and we were joined by a lot of school children on a field trip. 

The building itself was very pretty, both outside

and in.

The museum contained a lot of models, info and artifacts about the Silk Road and Amir Temur (Tamerlane) and Central Asia. 

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More Amir Temir Museum
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From there we headed out across the countryside

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More Countryside
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where we saw a lot of roadside stands and herds along the road.

We also visited a ceramics shop.  We watched one man make a vase and another a young man decorate a bowl.

Pieces waiting to be decorated

And of course they had a great display of ceramics for sale.  

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More Ceramics Shop
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All three of the ladies (Mary, Tara and Pei Jing) ended up buying some lovely pieces.  The work here was very different here than our other ceramics visit.  More bright colors and the pieces seemed more durable.

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Video of ceramics 1
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Video of ceramics 2
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We ended up in Fergana this night for an overnight stay.  After eating dinner we drove around a bit to see some of the colorful lights.