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Subject: [Leica] Valentine's Day in Tashkent
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Tue Feb 19 00:45:07 2008
References: <20080218170254.127030@gmx.net>

Fascinating view of somewhere I always presumed (wrongly) not to get this 
kind 
of weather. I thought that it would get very cold, but too dry for real 
snow. 
Learn geography with the LUG!!

Peter Dzwig

Mads Christensen wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> Sorry to be a bit late with this piece news but consumerism in the form of 
> Valentine's Day has also made it to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan in 
> Central Asia.
> 
> I have uploaded some of my photos from that day.
> 
> We start off at one of the many flower ladies' shops:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4369.jpg.html>
> 
> Moving on to the kefir vendors just around the corner, not sure that they 
> got any flowers, on that either but they are some very stout women:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4374.jpg.html>
> 
> My kind of Volga:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4375.jpg.html>
> 
> The Caravan restaurant is a nice place, with some beautiful waitresses. I 
> might show some photos from there one day - new Misties are waiting...
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4384.jpg.html>
> 
> Not sure if these guys have remembered to buy flowers for their loved ones 
> but then you never know, do you:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4419.jpg.html>
> 
> A Lady in Red - and wet snow:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4420.jpg.html>
> 
> Next stop, some hours later: Belly dancers at the hotels (a little bit of 
> fuzzulogics):
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4539.jpg.html>
> 
> Good night, a view from my entrance door:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/madstorben/vd/IMG_4664.jpg.html>
> 
> Thanks for looking,
> 
> Mads
> 
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