Day 57. Buchara.
A leisurly breakfast under the grapevines in the courtyard of our guesthouse. We then had a wander around the old town area. Lovely Madrasas and squares. This is tourist central except there aren’t too many as the sensible people come in August and September when it is cooler. The place is spotless and well kept, the stall holders are not pushy, locals are friendly. They have their tourism act together. Most of the buildings are restored but all in a way that salutes the past. This was used as a bath in ancient times - but the water wasn't changed and people caught diseases - so they stopped it being a bath. We toughed it out until 1:30 and have now retreated to our room for admin and planning. Later in the day we took a taxi to the summer palace of the last Tzar ,then back into town to visit the Bukhara Fort. The summer palace is quite small but nice. It has not been restored and also the gardens which were once obviously very ornate....