RE: Back to Lahore
Posted by
Mike McDermott on
Apr 02, 2013; 2:39pm
URL: http://sundownersadventures.385.s1.nabble.com/Back-to-Lahore-tp5706609p5706675.html
Oho again! Someone else sprung! It was the capital of Tamerlane - the pyramid of skulls guy that made Rambo look like Mary Poppins.
I visited his tomb today. Quite extraordinary, as he drew all the greatest minds from the countries he conquered to his court. I thought the interior the most sumptuous Islamic art I have ever seen.
Of the places we went, Samarkand's a bit like Isfahan. When I get back to Oz I'll post some pix.
Tired but happy. Off to Bukhara tomorrow.
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:40:57 -0700
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Well there is one for me. Not only had I not even heard of Samarkand I have not even heard of the country it is in. Looking on 'Google Earth' it is quite a large city and housing spreads out for kilometres in all directions. What a fascinating part of the world.