Wandering Around Qarshi

Taking a look at some of the quieter parts of Qarshi, places not in their top 10 tourist list.

The landscaping crew in front of the Kok Gumbaz mosque. Motley.

Classic, old building tucked in a residential neighborhood, the Chaqar mosque. Mosque details, whitewashed walls, a nice portico for cooling and iconic, carved wood columns.

An old neighborhood, no straight lines, house compounds hidden behind walls. And piles of stone and sand.

Sharafboy madrasa, so old, repaving the surrounding area over the centuries has half buried the place. Peeking through the down doorway at the leaf covered courtyard. Quiet.

Meat means big business. Qarshi is known for its cooked meat and people visiting stock up on the good cuts before heading back to their home towns. They place big orders that are then put in boxes, and then the boxes are crammed in plane and train luggage racks. A heifer haul, ribs for the road.

Seeing The Bazaar In Qarshi

Uzbekistan has the best local markets and Qarshi's main shopping area is a fine example of the crossroads of a city all crammed together, selling anything and everything.

View of one section of the market. The usual rows of vendors under a little bit of weather protection.

Fresh loaves of bread, still in the delivery truck. And in old cardboard boxes, way to upcycle. Chick pea display, tenderly art directed. Humble.

Uzbek staples. Bales of cotton, brooms, and cooking oil.

Entertaining piles of toys. Babies bursting and a soldier, creeping up on some farm animals.

The Charmin of the East, bear toilet paper. That's rough. Not the best selling approach?

Mincing the meat. Hard to tell the photo ads from the real thing. Parts of the market look a little abandoned during a slow day.

The Egg Room.