Our Tashkent Tour!

MIH recently organized an Inter City meet of Rotary Clubs from Uttar Pradesh in Tashkent. Being a very large group( 160+ passengers) it was a big challenge - a mix of chaos and fun all the time but we enjoyed it thoroughly .

Our very thoughtful and detailed efforts and meticulous planning won hearts of each Rotarian. We, indeed, MADE IT HAPPEN.

The group visited Tashkent and Samarkand.

Tashkent (city of stones) still retains the feeling of the old socialist times.. Lada cars on the roads (Of USSR times), old factories with burn out chimneys, wide & empty roads, women wearing scarves and cleaning the roads early in the morning, airport with basic but practical infrastructure, absence of two wheelers on roads, no fancy advertisements, clean streets ,excellent public transportation & a bustling night life !! To top it all - We all had a great feeling of becoming Millioniers in Uzbekistan. One Hundred dollars gave us approx 0.5 miliion SOM !!

It was great to observe the respect our visitors had for our ex PM Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri when they visited his small memorial. We also took time to pay wreath at the memorial for the millions killed during the Stalin rule. Members enjoyed the night life by attending gala evenings at local restaurants .Visiting the local market , buying local handicrafts and dry fruits , getting self portraits prepared by the street painters brought some cheers to local & needy economy!!

We also went on a day excursion to the beautiful Chingam mountains climbing up by an old chair car. It was a thrilling ride, the view from the top was spectacular with snow and more snow. We also visited the blue and clear Charvak lake where eair was at its purest best.