The central meeting place in old Bukhara is Lyabi Hauz square, a plaza area surrounding a manmade reservoir of sorts. Think jugglers, storytellers, snake charmers, skateboarders, and Gameboy enthusiasts. All are welcome to come hang.
At either side of the square are nice, Silk Road era, offerings of classic madrasa architecture. To the West, Khanagha.
Inside, some nice paintwork. Sufi dervishes were welcome there. Maybe they like bright colors.
To the East of the square, the blue tile bling of Nadir Divan Beghi.
So blingy. Nice peacocks above the entrance, endless tile on the various dorm rooms inside the courtyard.
The madrasa is now being used as a crafts-souvenir center. Fitting, as its original use was to be a sort of Silk Road hotel, a caravanserai, not a religious school and mosque.
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