In the morning we visited Kumtepa Bazaar, the largest market in Fergana Valley, famous for its colorful textiles.
In mid-morning, an hour’s drive took us past the Babur Museum.
Babur, born in Fergana Valley in 1483, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively.
Many of his poems have become popular folk songs. This building is a museum that houses a large collection of unique literary works not only by Babur, but also by his descendants who inherited his poetic talent.
We passed the border and arrived in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
One of the first places we visited was a park covered with covered umbrellas.
In the afternoon we climbed up to a cave, just because we could. Temporarily, we have two guides – Mirzah and Natalia.
We got a birds-eye view of Osh from Sulaiman Too Sacred Mountain which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 17 places of worship that are still in use, and 101 identified sites with petroglyphs representing humans and animals as well as geometrical forms, exist on the mountain.
We followed a winding stairway back down into the city.
We spotted Sulaiman Too Mosque at the base of the mountain.
Shopping in a market for scarves and candy.
We ate Somsa (essentially meat in a pita) for dinner – cooked in this oven.
In the evening we flew to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. From the airport we went directly to “Save the Ales” to have a beer and meet our hosts from Kalpak Travel.
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