00:00Я Лили Даус и это ГРАНД ВОЙАЖЕР.
00:04В этой серии я путешествую в мире,
00:07чтобы обнаружить чудесные места,
00:10культура, луксури и развлечения.
00:13В этой серии я путешествую людей,
00:16чувствую вкусы,
00:17и испытываю моменты
00:19которые делают каждое место unforgettable.
00:26Сегодня я путешествую в Узбекистан
00:29в сердце Центральной Азии.
00:32Цельсия были once important stops
00:34along the Silk Road
00:35where different cultures came together.
00:38My first stop
00:39is the Islamic Civilization Center
00:42in Ташкент.
00:43It took almost nine years to build
00:45and its grand design
00:47and enormous dome
00:48are inspired by
00:50Узбекистан's historic architecture.
00:53Inside,
00:54the museum explores centuries
00:56of history, culture
00:58and scientific discoveries.
01:00Right now,
01:01we are sitting in the main hall
01:02of our center,
01:04the hall of gallery.
01:05In this hall,
01:06you can see 14 semi-all friends
01:07around us,
01:08representing our scholars.
01:10Everything comes together.
01:12It is absolutely
01:14breathtaking inside it.
01:15The mosaic designs celebrate
01:18renowned Islamic scholars,
01:20bringing their stories to life
01:22through interactive displays
01:24presented in a range of languages.
01:42The center's collection includes historical objects, maps and scale models.
01:49Among them is a display about the Kaabarin Mecca,
01:52the holiest site in Islam.
01:55In front of us,
01:57you can see the fragment of Kaaba Kaaba
01:59that was used in 1988
02:02to cover Holy Kaaba.
02:04The verse from Quran
02:05and decorations
02:06were made of silver and gold streams.
02:09Earlier Kaaba coverings
02:11were much more colorful
02:12than those used today.
02:14Another important artifact
02:16is a fragment
02:17of one of the largest
02:19handwritten Qurans
02:20ever made.
02:23Umar Akhtar was a calligrapher
02:25and he copied
02:26this large
02:27Holy Quran book
02:28in 14th century
02:29and sent Amir Tamar
02:30as a gift
02:31to impress him.
02:33The final room
02:35houses a Quran manuscript
02:36thought to be
02:38one of the oldest
02:39in the world.
02:41This hall is located
02:43in the middle of our center
02:44under the dome.
02:46Over one million
02:47Swarovski stones
02:48were laid by a hand.
02:50It's a spectacular room.
02:52The stars,
02:54the ceiling,
02:55having the ancient
02:57Holy Quran.
02:58It's spectacular.
03:03Uzbekistan has so many ways
03:05to immerse yourself
03:07in the culture
03:08and the history.
03:09And this definitely
03:10has been fascinating.
03:14Tashkent is full
03:15of beautiful architecture.
03:17But some of the most
03:18impressive sites
03:19can be found
03:21underground.
03:22At Cosmonatla
03:23Metro Station
03:24the walls
03:25are decorated
03:26with artwork
03:27celebrating
03:28the history
03:28of space travel.
03:30Tashkent Metro
03:32is opened
03:32in 1977.
03:33The length
03:34of Tashkent Metro
03:35is 71 kilometers
03:37which includes
03:3850 stations.
03:40Almost 50%
03:41of the Tashkent
03:42population
03:43uses this transport.
03:45Many of the stations
03:46celebrate
03:47Uzbekistan's
03:48heritage
03:48and culture.
03:50One such station
03:52incorporates
03:52architecture
03:53inspired by
03:54the poet
03:55Alicia Nevoy.
03:56This is one
03:57of the top
03:58metro stations
03:59I've been to.
04:00I've never seen
04:01so many domes.
04:03Tashkent
04:03was the first
04:04city in
04:05Central Asia
04:05to have a metro.
04:07It started
04:08with just
04:09nine stations
04:09on a single line.
04:13This is the
04:13Paflako station.
04:14All the
04:15architectures
04:16are handmade.
04:17Much of the metro
04:18dates back
04:19to when
04:19Uzbekistan
04:20was part
04:21of the Soviet Union.
04:23Many of the
04:24original stations
04:25keep their
04:26same grand designs.
04:28I love
04:29the mosaics
04:29on the walls.
04:30It's very
04:31impressive.
04:32And also
04:33so clean.
04:34Uzbekistan
04:35gained independence
04:36in 1991.
04:38And some
04:38of its names
04:39have changed
04:40over time.
04:41This is
04:42Independence
04:43Avenue Station.
04:44Before it was
04:44named Lenin Square.
04:46After reaching
04:47Independence Day
04:48it changed the name
04:50to Independence Square.
04:51With chandeliers,
04:54mosaics
04:54and marble walls
04:56these
04:57really are
04:57unique
04:58metro stations.
05:01Food
05:02is a
05:02big part
05:03of Uzbek culture.
05:05Here in Tashkent
05:06the Museum
05:06of Polov
05:07celebrates
05:08the country's
05:09famous rice dish
05:10made with meat
05:11and vegetables.
05:12This is a
05:13typical
05:15Uzbek
05:15palace
05:17with a
05:18famous
05:18bread.
05:19This is
05:20the smell of
05:20Central Asia.
05:21It smells
05:23divine.
05:23I'm so ready to eat
05:25so let's get cracking.
05:26Let's go.
05:28Chefs come
05:28from across
05:29Uzbekistan
05:30and prepare
05:31their own versions
05:32of Polov.
05:33These are all
05:34the different ones
05:35on one way.
05:36All different Polov.
05:37It's a dish
05:38that brings people
05:39together.
05:40But there's also
05:40some friendly rivalry.
05:43Each region
05:44is proud of
05:45this Polov.
05:46That is why
05:46if you're asking
05:47Tashkent people
05:48what kind of the best
05:49Polov,
05:49they say Tashkent was.
05:50If you're asking
05:51from Bukhara,
05:52they say Bukhara.
05:52Samarkand, Samarkand.
05:53For me, Tashkent.
05:54I think the Tashkent one
05:56might be my favourite.
05:57I think this one.
05:59The kitchen also
06:00prepares traditional
06:01Uzbek pastries
06:03filled with meat
06:04and vegetables
06:05and baked
06:06in large clay ovens.
06:08It really is
06:09a palace
06:10dedicated
06:10to Uzbek cuisine.
06:14Uzbekistan
06:15is full
06:15of historic cities
06:17and Samarkand
06:18is one
06:19of the most famous.
06:20Known
06:21for its incredible
06:22architecture,
06:23its historic centre
06:24was recognised
06:25as a UNESCO
06:26World Heritage Site
06:27in 2001.
06:30Uzbekistan,
06:31once upon a time,
06:32a thousand years ago,
06:33here were lots
06:34of caravans
06:35and they used
06:36to bring goods
06:37from every part
06:39of this wonderful world
06:40and meeting each other
06:42here.
06:42But then,
06:43the big space
06:44for caravans
06:45had been transformed
06:46into this wonderful
06:47ensemble
06:48with the three
06:49majestic madrasas.
06:51The Ulag Beg madrasa
06:53dates back
06:54to the 15th century.
06:55It was an Islamic school
06:57where students lived
06:58and learned.
06:59In this madrasa,
07:01they would study
07:02astronomy,
07:03philosophy,
07:03Arabic poets
07:04and Persian poets.
07:06And these universities,
07:07they were
07:08fountains
07:09of development
07:09of science.
07:10Science which is recognised
07:12as a contribution
07:13to the world
07:14culture today.
07:16It feels very calming
07:17and relaxing
07:18in here,
07:19the big open space
07:20out there
07:21and then you come in
07:22and I can imagine
07:23studying here.
07:24Nearby is Shazinda,
07:26a collection
07:27of mausoleums
07:28dating back centuries.
07:31The mausoleums
07:32dedicated for the
07:33royal family.
07:34Mostly,
07:35they were built
07:36in the 14th century
07:37but they were built
07:38next to the place
07:40which is famous
07:41from the 8th century.
07:43The tomb
07:43of Qasim ibn Abbas,
07:45the cousin
07:46of Prophet Muhammad
07:47Rasulullah.
07:48The site remains
07:49an important place
07:50of pilgrimage
07:51today,
07:52attracting visitors
07:53from all over the world.
07:55All these
07:56glazed bricks,
07:57you see,
07:58they are actually
07:59calligraphy
08:00in Arabic,
08:01in foofy style.
08:03Much of the
08:03historic site
08:04was destroyed
08:05in the 13th century
08:06but new mausoleums
08:08were built
08:08in the years
08:09that followed.
08:12Samarkand was also
08:13a major centre
08:14for papermaking
08:15and we've come
08:17to a traditional mill
08:18to find out more.
08:19We call it
08:20silk paper,
08:21that paper
08:22which is produced here.
08:23handmade
08:24and as a raw material
08:26we use
08:27the bark
08:28of a mulberry tree.
08:29The outer bark
08:30is peeled away
08:31and then the inner
08:32fibres are broiled.
08:34Once softened
08:35they're beaten
08:36into a pulp
08:37using a water wheel
08:38for power.
08:40This part
08:40we use for
08:41silk paper production
08:42with no glue,
08:43with no any chemicals,
08:44with no any
08:45chemical colours
08:46or whatever.
08:47All natural made.
08:48Yes, all natural made.
08:49The pulp is then spread
08:51onto a screen
08:52to form thin sheets
08:53of paper
08:54that are pressed
08:55and dried.
08:56Once ready
08:57we polish the paper
08:59rubbing the surface
09:00to make it smooth
09:01and shiny.
09:02It's this silky finish
09:04that gave the paper
09:06its name.
09:08One of the busiest places
09:10in Samarkand
09:11is Sayab Bazaar.
09:13The stores are packed
09:14with dried fruits and nuts
09:15as well as sweets
09:17and honey.
09:17But there's a little trick
09:19to finding the best quality.
09:22You ask him
09:22please give me raisins
09:24or please give me almonds
09:26or pistachios
09:27but give me something
09:29which you have behind.
09:31Oh.
09:32Because in Oriental Bazaar
09:33what is already shown
09:35is very delicious
09:36but which is behind hidden
09:39this is for superb tastes.
09:41The city is famous
09:43for its raisins
09:44and I'm keen to try them
09:46for myself.
09:49I've never tasted
09:50a raisin like that
09:50it's really meaty.
09:52Happy first time.
09:53They're delicious.
09:54Everything is amazing
09:55the nuts here
09:56the dried fruits
09:58because it's good quality.
10:00Another of the city's
10:02famous food traditions
10:03is this distinctive
10:05round bread.
10:06At this family bakery
10:07I'm learning how it's made.
10:10In the days of Silk Road
10:11traders would carry
10:13Samarkand bread
10:14on their long journeys.
10:16Tandir is a big oven
10:19for baking bread
10:20and this size of Tandir
10:24fits about 40-45 pieces
10:27of Samarkand bread.
10:28Each bread is
10:29one kilo and a half.
10:31Each loaf
10:32is carefully shaped by hand
10:34before being placed
10:35against the hot walls
10:36of the oven.
10:41The heat from the oven
10:43is intense
10:43and these loaves
10:45take around half an hour
10:46to bake.
10:48Ah, that smells amazing.
10:50Once the bread is ready
10:52it's time to see
10:53how everything turned out.
10:55That is the most perfect bread
10:57I have ever seen.
10:59and they come up pretty easy.
11:02He's done them to perfection.
11:05Here, bread is traditionally shared
11:07between friends and family
11:09and with loaves this size
11:11there is plenty to go around.
11:15This is so heavy.
11:17One kilo of bread
11:19and it smells divine.
11:21As my time in Samarkand
11:24comes to an end
11:25I look back on my journey
11:27through this beautiful country.
11:30It's the experiences
11:31I've had along the way
11:33that make this trip
11:35extra special.
11:38Uzbekistan has been a tale
11:40of two cities.
11:41One with historic culture
11:43and the other
11:45with much more modern style.
11:47There's so much to explore
11:48but now, time for my next adventure.
11:51Music
11:53Music
11:55Music
