Tag Archives: Kalon Mosque

Kalon Minaret from Inside the Kalon Mosque Courtyard, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Monday Morning Blues – Kalon Mosque & Minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

May 3, 2021 · by · in Central Asia, Mosques, Uzbekistan · Leave a comment

My 2018 tour of Uzbekistan was unforgettable and for me Bukhara was my favourite of all the Silk Road cities, with the Kalon Mosque being my absolute highlight.

Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Wilbur’s Travels – My 7 Travel Wonders Of The Past Decade

December 30, 2019 · by · in Brazil, Camargue, Central Asia, Champagne, Che Guevara, Cuba, Havana, Havana, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Laos, Luang Prabang, Lyon, Mekong River, Monks, Orange, Overnight Trains, Provence, Riquewihr, Silk Road, South America, South East Asia, Soviet Union, Strasbourg, Sunset, Temples, The Mekong River, Train Journeys, Train Travel, Turkey, Turkmenistan · Leave a comment

Travel is a great defining constant in my life and as I reflect on the last ten years of travels, I am extremely grateful that I am able to indulge in my passion on a regular basis. I have visited 22 new countries in the decade and revisited many more old favourites. I found it […]

Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Monday Morning Blues – Kalon Mosque, Bukhara

November 4, 2019 · by · in Central Asia, Monday Morning Blues, Uzbekistan · Leave a comment

This week’s photo to beat the Monday morning blues comes from my September 2018 visit to the wonderful beguiling country of Uzbekistan. Why not join me and my Twitter buddies by posting a far away photo featuring the colour blue on a Monday morning? Let’s beat those blues together! @wilburstravels

In The Courtyard of the Kalon Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara’s Best

November 3, 2018 · by · in Central Asia, Uzbekistan · 12 Comments

Highlights of Bukhara, Uzbekistan Continuing my 2018 tour of Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan by train & car…… A breakfast fit for kings at the Safiya Hotel was a perfect set-up for some serious sightseeing. We positively galloped towards the Ark, Bukhara’s fortress and home to Uzbekistan’s Royal Sultans through the ages. We stopped briefly en-route, intrigued […]