The Silk Road has a competitor—and it DOESN'T. Because Uzbekistan IS the Silk Road 🇺🇿✨ Let's talk about Uzbekistan. The Central Asian gem that delivers history, architecture, and culture beyond your wildest dreams: 🕌 Architecture that shames Dubai - Samarkand's Registan Square features three madrasas covered in intricate turquoise tiles. It's breathtaking, ancient, and REAL 🏛️ Better than Morocco - Bukhara's 2,000-year-old trading domes and streets where merchants still haggle like they did