7 Hours in uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan i had to wait around 7 hours in the transit area for the next flight to Seoul.. So i decided to go out and to have a look around. My friend from Uzbekistan (yulduz )was supposed to meet me in the airport ...... But

The staff in Uzbekistan airport starting from the head of the transit area till the ordinary waiter were a bit different . They didn't have any ideas about simple regulations: about non viza treaty between CIS countries,about international status of the transit zone .... non responsible , stupid and careless people .... Staff was mainly formed from Russians (girls ) it was obvious that they were accepted rather for their body performances than of their intellectual capabilities. I am pretty sure that they had also some other ''responsibilities'' towards Boss than for seen by job

i started to persuade them that I had right to cross the border , but either they were sending me to superior or telling some lies such as the president is going to leave the country and the roads will be closed, or there are more tickets sold than there are actuall places in the plane, so you maybe denied boarding!!!!!!
.... meanwhile i tried to call my friend who was waiting for me outside ... she came at the window of tranzit zone so we could have exchanged with phrases
... I had some presents for her and decided to pass by someones hands but the guard, who was young guy nearly 22, when being asked for assistance somewhere disappeared. one Uzbek women, who was maid in the airport , who saw my disappointed face in fighting with bureaucracy took the presents, went out and passed them to my friend...

I even thought of bribing the guard for letting me out , but got afraid that they wont let me back, or will ask 5 times more than for letting out ... the risk was quite high .. so i didnt succeed to see tashkent at all

than i decided to go and eat something ... i had to pay 4 Us $ for some rice and soup and tea ... when i gave 50 $ banknote to barmen he looked at money and than on me sceptically and said :

- it is well painted
- what - i said -you have never seen 50 $ or what ( he had a stupid look )
he was checking money for 5 minutes and then returned change with food ...

In the restaurant i met another Azeri guy who was coming from Moscow to Seoul and he also wasn't let out ... we teamed up and again intelectually attacked administration but ...

we chatted for the rest of time ...

the flight to Seoul took us 6 hours ...