10th June 2013
I woke up late and just lazed
around. At 10.30am, Andrew, the most well known and reputable motorbike mechanic
in Tajikistan came over to have a look at DREAM. By right, I should be going to
his place. However, upon knowing that I was not feeling well, he was kind
enough to drop by and took DREAM back to his workshop for full inspection. I
will never forget his words, “What are you doing here lady, riding alone in
Tajikistan? Don’t you know that our roads are among the most dangerous in the
world”? My answer was, “Don’t you know that I have some broken wires and loose
screws in my brain? I came all the way to see you and get them fixed.”
HAHAHA....
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| Andrew taking a look on my tools to make sure that he got the correct sizes for DREAM |
I still felt weak due to the
diarrhoea. Alexei told me that pomegranate juice was a good cure, so since I
had only today to see some of Dushanbe, buy some souvenirs and the juice, I
forced myself to get out from bed and took the local mashrutka (shared van) to
Ziloni Bazaar. I found what I’m looking for but I still couldn’t find fridge
magnets (I’m a hardcore magnet collector). Luckily, it was not so difficult to
find locals who can speak some English in Dushanbe, and one of them guided me
to go to Tsum shopping complex which I managed to buy 3 pieces of expensive
(for Tajik standard) magnets.
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| Ziloni Bazaar |
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| This Coca Cola guy asked me to take his pic |
After that, I just get on and get off from one
mashrutka to another, just for the sake of seeing the city. The fare was cheap
anyway, only 1TJS per ride.
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Amir Temur Monument
The crown on top is solid gold. Pics are not allowed.
If spotted by the policemen, u can be fined. |
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| Presidential Palace |
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| With Andrew and his friend |
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| Andrew's Yamaha bike. Look at the tyres..... |
p/s:
A more detailed story about my journey will be told in my upcoming book. More
beautiful pics of course. STAY TUNED.....
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