SHAKHRISABZ - TIMUR'S HOMELAND, UZBEKISTAN

Shakhrisabz is 90 kms from Samarkand.It is Timur's hometown.He was born here on 9th April 1336.He rose to power and turned this town into an extended family monument. The great hero, (but a tyrant to some parts of the world )attracts traditional wedding photos , (brides and bridegrooms in hired costumes )as a foreground to his larger than life statue. The town has an interesting market which buzzes with life, oblivious of being in the shadow of this historical little great big town.