Chorsu Bazaar is an open-air market where you can get anything you want, literally. It was on the Silk Road and it has been operating for centuries. It’s also located in old town. It was a very busy bazaar. Some old buildings have been replaced by new buildings but the market just keeps on going. You can get spices, vegetables, meats, fruits, dried fruits and nuts, carpets, clothing, hardware, jewelry, pottery, national costumes, housewares, saffron, ceramics, souvenirs, handicrafts, traditional Uzbek men’s caps, bread, shoes, and food – lots and lots of food. It’s open every day of the week from early morning until late in the evening. It’s where the locals shop.

The first photo is just the center of the bazaar. The whole market includes many acres of land around this central domed shopping area. Other areas are covered buildings, tented areas, and just open areas. We were here several hours and we barely scratched the surface of the market.

The second photo is from inside the central market dome, in the first photo. It has a second story that runs around the edge of the building. I went upstairs to take this photo. This area of the bazaar was very decorative and clean and was probably the least crowded of the various sections of the bazaar that we visited.

I gave considerable thought to this posting. I could fill a dozen posts on the Chorsu Bazaar but am not going to do that. So I just picked out my favorite stop of the entire bazaar and will devote the last three photos to that stop. My favorite stop was the bread vendors. The bread people were as busy as a beehive. I don’t know how many bread ovens were working but they were really cranking out the bread. It was like an assembly line operation. You can see a photo of one small part of the bread making operation in the third photo. The fourth photo is the back end of the operation. It looked like most people took home some bread. In the bread making area, they had a sampler table which you can see in the last photo. They would tear up a bunch of loaves and people could sample all they wanted. You can see Vicky reaching for a piece of bread. I sampled a bit for everyone. The bread was delicious.