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Maybe next time…
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Entrance to a museum. I find the entrance and the lady more interesting than the exhibits!
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Receiving blessing in a mausoleum.
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Al-Khorezmi, born in Khiva ca 780, was a great mathematician, scientist and author. He was the clever dude behind algebra, calculus, and of course, algorithm (derived from his name).
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Ichon-Qala walls, a 1970s reconstruction. The original was destroyed in 1920.
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Little girl in the non-touristy part of town.
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Kalta Minor Minaret. This unfinished minaret was started in 1851.
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Oh, just another minaret! But you can climb this one and enjoy the great view from the top.
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Pals
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Great view from the tallest minaret in town.
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Making bread for the local festival.
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Souvenirs admiring the minaret.
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A bit of sing-song never hurt anyone!
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Fellow guests in our hotel in Nukus. They are on a long overland tour from Switzerland to Indonesia, then onto Australia and NZ, and then finally the Americas.
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Hole-in-the-wall serving coffee, tea, samsas (as in samosas) and other Russian treats, Nukus.
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Girl looking down from balcony, Nukus.
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“Take a photo of us!”, says the pimple-faced teenagers.
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A Fish Called Wander 
Looks like Al-Khorezmi also invented the time-honoured method of counting the days in a prison cell.