Travels That Make Us 

The Jews of Bukhara Unbeknownst to us then, our hotel was also located in the old Jewish area of Bukhara. Just two doors down was a little Jewish museum housed in what seemed like a crumbling old wooden building. Since we were right there, we thought we might as well have a look. Bukharan Jews migrated to this part of the world around the 6th century BC, fleeing persecution from the Babylonians and the Assyrians. They were considered one of the oldest ethno-religious groups i

The Journey to the Train Station Our train from Tashkent to Bukhara was scheduled for 9:00 am. We had to leave our spacious apartment by 7:30 am at the latest. Our apartment manager said he would send the cleaner over and we could give her the keys. We told him that she had to come on time, and thankfully, she did. She looked very relieved and happy when she saw how clean we'd kept the apartment. On this particular morning, I had a premonition that something would go wrong wi