And off we went

Hello everybody,

Today is the beginning of a great adventure for me and my friends. Up early, we hurried to catch our flight yesterday morning and fortunately we made it to the airport in time. For about three months we will be travelling around the world, starting here in Tajikistan. As you might already know, Tajikistan is a part of Asia and it’s situated next to more known countries as China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Remarkable to this country is that nearly half of Tajikistan’s population is under 14 years of age and their language is something very close to Persian. Since 1991 Tajikistan is independent from the Soviet Union, and the capital of this country is Dushanbe. Another important fact is that it’s one of the most poorest countries in the world, because at least 44 percent of the population is poor. The inhabitants of Tajikistan are very kind and hospitable and besides that, the architecture of this country is very beautiful. We’ve also taken our first pictures today, where you can see some of the spectacular buildings.

 

What I do have to mention is that the weather here isn’t as good as we thought it would be… Today it’s about 7 degrees outside, and when you know that the temperature during summer is about 40 degrees, that’s rather cold isn’t it? But even though we had hoped for some sunshine and higher temperatures, we’re enjoying our time here and we hope to see a lot of beautiful things during the next few days. In a couple of days one of my friends will write another post about some important subjects as culture, economics,… concerning Tajikistan.

Thanks for reading my post and feel free to leave some comments if you want!

Lisa Van GassenTajikistan week 1


Source: http://www.tajikistan.nl/index.php