17 Apr 2023
Dushanbe was great. As we found out later in our Central Asia trip, all of Central Asia is amazing. The guide was not very personable but he knew the city and we learned a lot about the city and the culture. Traveling during Ramadan reduces the menu items offered for lunch and dinner but that was not negative experience but a learning experience. The most amazing building to us was the Diplomatic Conference building. Three levels of breathtaking wooden floors, intricate ceramic patterns on the walls and even remarkable mirrors in the waiting room.
We were supposed to visit a mosque during the tour and we not told how much time we had at each stop so that caused conflicts and us getting behind schedule.