This post will be full of white! Yup, it is snowy in Chimgan.
Early in the morning after breakfast, we headed to the railway station and then embarked Afrosiyob to Tashkent at 6.45 am. Coach no 5 was where all our group sat. The journey took around 2 hours passing several provinces. When we were approaching Tashkent, we saw some of the villages were covered with snow indicating that it was even cooler here!
Picture on right : Arriving at Tashkent Railway Station.
The Afrosiyob train
There was a Railway Museum in front of the central station
The bus then headed to Beldersey Resort in Chimgan passing through the mountain and Charvak lake for about 2 hours. The views were magnificent, blue and white along the way. Half way, our bus were stopped by the police and we were not allowed to go further up. Mr Ilham said that the mountain is observed and monitored by the authority for safety reasons. If the road condition is prone to danger, public were not allowed to passing through, especially for coach bus. So our bus made turn and continued using other road.
The Chimgan Mountain
AlhamdulilLah we made it and arrived at one of the resort, but it's actually not a ski resort. There were bunch of souvenir shops and cafe. We took the chance to ride the chair lift cable to the mountain. The feeling?? I can't described how nervous I am when my wife and I were on the chair. It's like... is this safe?? Hahahhaa... Anyhow, we managed to get to the top and enjoyed the splendid view of the snowy mountain!
Our heart start to pounding when we saw the chair lift!
Not so bright sunlight
Jom main salji!!
Spectacular view of Chimgan Mountain
After half an hour, we went down. Nu'man had a chance to play with the ski slopes.
It costs 20,000 SOM for 30 minutes rental
After we had lunch at Farovon Bochka Restaurant, we back to the Uzbekistan Hotel, the same hotel on our first night. My wife and I were so exhausted and we decided not to go out for dinner. Nu'man on the other hand joined the dinner at one of the local restaurant. This was the final night in Uzbekistan... how times flies!
Small stall selling local delicacies in front of the restaurant
There used to be a water fountain but now covered with snow
Thinking of the same idea as what Zarin did in his wrapping up post, I'll do the same for the sake of my own record. This post will be updated from time to time. Some of the trip may have a specific write-up and you may click on the travelling month. Here is the world travel map, courtesy of TripAdvisor. A bit of Statistics: Total countries visited = 22/195 [Last updated : September 2023] Our Travel Map. [Courtesy of TripAdvisor. According to them, we only covered 13% of the Earth at the moment :P .... still long way to go and we didn't show USA map as to when we will be there]
Sarapan pagi kat airport We had been rotating to visit the Southeast Asia country each year and this is the fourth time visit to Indonesia after Bali (2010), Bukittinggi (2012) and Bandung (2014). Looks like we made a return every 2 years, that's interesting! We may need to consider other countries like Brunei, Philippines or Cambodia in the near future. Three hours later, we arrived Lombok International Airport at noon. We were welcomed by Pak Ibrahim's staff shortly after clearing immigration and collecting our luggage. The weather that day was slightly overcast. En route to Teluk Kodek Port, we stopped at Sukarara Weaving Village. By the time we reached there, it was raining heavily. It is a traditional craft of weaving center located in Lombok West Nusa Tenggara. Not much seen as it felt, we had ayam taliwang for lunch at Taliwang Alam Nyaman restaurant, known for its famous local dish. Alpukat Jus (Avocado Juice) is also a must try whenever you vi...
Watch out! It is a zika-free :P trip to the city of light that we had on the 2nd mid-term school holiday, apart from the 'balik kampung' to Ipoh and JB on both week end. My wife managed to secure a stay for 2 nights at the 'Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan' where it supposed to be a big family trip with my siblings. It was a big vacation house, which I believe can cater at least 15-20 people. For some reasons, they had to turn it down. Note: Pictures taken are not in the best quality as I'm still get my hands on the new DSLR camera.. wink.. wink..
This post will be full of white! Yup, it is snowy in Chimgan.
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