After having
some kind of concentrated milk with coffee and bread, we left for Osh. It was
all downhill, so we arrived at about 11 am. When in Osh, you cannot help
noticing the cars: They were all second-hand German or Japanese. It didn't
matter if the steering wheel was on the left or right!
In Osh, if you
ask girls for direction, good luck! Girls would not even look at you and shun
you as if you were invisible. When we were trying to find Taj Mahal Hotel, Raimon
asked three groups of girls, but they ignored him. Hard luck! There were no
men around!
We found a guest
house from Lonely Planet guide, but it was not a convenient place. We, then,
checked another one which was $10 a night per person in a six-bedded room with
a shower and a toilet. It also had a beautiful yard for the guests to sit and chat.
We checked in.
I was a little
worried about safety and security in Osh, so I tried to blend in when I went
out to Bazzar by not having my knapsack or my camera on me. I even didn’t have my passport on me when I went to Bazzar. I didn’t want to look like a tourist. I was also warned about the corrupt police
in Osh by other cyclists who were stopped, asked for their passports and money.
That’s why I couldn’t take any photos in Osh.
We rested the
whole day. Tomorrow, Fausto and I will be travelling together again. Raimon and
Radu will leave a few days later.
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