11/4/2022 0 Comments Jandi jewelryOur idea of a holiday: 3000km driving later.The on-going romance saga between Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho) and Geum Jandi (Goo Hye Sun) in KBS Boys Before Flowers continues to captivate viewers.Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2012.Treasures of the Silk Route - Exhibition at Artisans', Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.You Wouldn't Want to be Nisha Right Now!.Our first Photo Shoot and The Bactrian Hoard.Zaakpay, Angels (the investor kind) and Rogues!.Exhibition of Old Bangalore Photos, Vintage Maps and Antique Bird Prints.No Zaakpay, Burma or Rogues - but some Contemporary Rugs.Exhibition of Karimnagar Silver Filigree.Spotlight: Central Asia - Arastan returns to Mumbai.Kaivalam to Iran: Antique Suzanis and Other Hand-crafted Treasures.Banarasi Brocade, Mirzapur Carpets, Fantastic Samosas and some Soul-searching (Part I).Banarasi Brocade, Mirzapur Carpets, Fantastic Samosas and some Soul-searching (Part II).Architectural Wonders in Baku, Copper in Lahij, Caravanserai in Sheki.Caucasian Carpets: Realities on the Ground.Charity Christmas Decorations from ASHA.Unique Appliqué Craft - Threadwork on Glass from Azerbaijan.Myth and Design - an illustrated talk by Central Asian carpet and textile expert Thomas Cole.Arastan at Good Earth in Mumbai: 4-13 March 2013.Myth and Design, as presented by Thomas Cole at Arastan.Bordering on the Infinite: Border Motifs in Oriental Carpets.Arastan at Soul Sante this coming Sunday.Nomadic Carpets from Iran: Qashqai, Lurs, and Bakhtiari.Stitches and Loops: Suzani Embroidery in Central Asia.Hand-crafted Ceramic Art and Pottery by Pratima Vaidya.Chyrpy: An Embroidered History of Turkmenistan.Arastan Exhibition - Bubbly, Brunch and Shop!.Jaipur Rugs: A Remarkable Social Enterprise.Eventful flight to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Day 4: In Margilon – the land of Ikats!.Day 8: Ulugbek's Observatory, Registan and a Search Mission for Calligraphy.Day 9: Three Show Stoppers, 'I am a Disco Dancer' in Shakhrisabz, Rip-off in Bukhara. Day 11: A Royal Breakfast, Bukhara Artisans, Chatty Uzbek Dinner.Uzbekistan: First Impressions from Tashkent.Exhausted (after orange lemons at Chorsu Bazaar and exquisite miniatures at Abulkasim Medressa).Fabulous Suzanis, Terrible Toilets and Buzkashi.Beautiful Iroqi Embroidery and the Ak-Saray in Shakhrisabz.Mobbed in Urgut and Stunned by Samarkand.Fergana Valley: Ceramic, Ikat and Shavla.Rustam Usmanov (Master Ceramist from Rishtan).Alisher Nazirov (Master Ceramist from Rishtan).A tribute to Abdurauf Avezov, the gentleman Bukharan master craftsman.One part of this journey had come to an end. Nisha was heading back to Tashkent and I was off to Khiva. It had been a great evening but this was also my last meal on this trip with Zahid. The people are gentle with a very open and welcoming attitude to outsiders.Īs we drove back to Amelia, I had mixed feelings. The conversation is never forced there are no uncomfortable periods of silence. You meet someone for the first time, they welcome you, they open up and they talk. The tea inspired a long chatty evening at an unhurried pace.Ī lot happens over a pot of tea in Uzbekistan. It was mood food at its best – chickpea soup, meat samosas, roasted lamb, non, pots and pots of tea. We had a fantastic evening with him and his friend in a chaikhana close to the airport. We were done with our adventurous ways and ready for a good Uzbek meal.Īfter the first night’s rip-off Zahid was taking no more chances with us wandering into chaikhanas on our own. We did manage to find it and then made our call to Zahid. Nisha called it Turki-Zinda (clear hangover from Samarkand) which confused every local we asked for directions. Early in the evening, Nisha was distressed that we hadn’t “done any work for over an hour!” I was pulled out of my warm and cozy bed and marched off to look for another mausoleum, the Turki Jandi.
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