We had been warned a couple of times about the paranoid nature of the government in Uzbekistan and the restrictions placed on most people’s civil liberties. However, politics and powerful dictatorships aside, we immediately fell in love with Uzbekistan and its people. Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful. In Tashkent we actually found a Toyota dealership and they even had break pads for our Sequoia. This is pretty amazing considering they only see one or two Sequoias a year according to the boys at the shop. Uzbekistan is also home to some amazing architecture and the mosques and madrasahs in Samarkand we spectacular to say the least.
