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Old May 14, 2013 | 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by hauteboy
Samarkand is closer than Bukhara... you can do a day trip there as there is now a fast train running from Tashkent, 2.5 hrs leaving in morning and returning in the evening. Bukhara you could do as a two-day trip but you wouldn't get much time unless you did an overnight train.[/url]
Thanks so much for this - I have the fast train booked for Samarkand, so I'll at least get to see it! Also got out of Bishkek for a full day into the mountains...it's been an epic trip considering it's a business trip. Few days left and trip report to start soon!
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