And finally, what is considered by many to be the highlight of the tour - Registan Square - and a couple of phone panoramas to start with.
Samarkand is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world with a history spanning over 2,750 years. Registan means place of sand in Persian and the square is famous for its 3 madrasas; l-r Ulug Beg, Tilakari and Sherdar.
Naturally I took many repetitive photos but here they all are, some better than others (converging verticals etc)
Tilakari Madrasa (1619-1636)
The detail is wonderful.
Inside the Tilakari Madrasa it is just beautiful.
Known as the lion-bearing although it looks more like a tiger to me.
I liked the fluted edges on this dome.
Ulug Beg's is the oldest built 1417-1420
Inside Ulug Beg's Madrasa and as we've seen before now used for tourist merchandise.
A few random bits that caught my eye.
We saw it an awful lot in China where people turned up in traditional or just attractive costumes and a photographer in tow.
But we've never seen a whole family involved.
