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John Hodkinson's Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Here are John's pictures from Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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Group of photos (about 5) that features the melon season in Uzbekistan from the harvesting collection and sorting through to sales in Taskent done on the street.
melon season in Uzbekistan Collecting melons and sorting  for the market
These are the makeshift homes erected by the melon men for the duration of the harvest out of anything they can get their hands on. Apparently they don't take any building materials with them to their next stop.
melon men All modern conveniences
Guess what is for lunch Free Enterprise in Action Early Morning blues
I cannot understand why these have been built in a city that was levelled to the ground by earthquakes. Maybe they've been looking further West for a direction!
Tashkent
Tashkent spice market Tashkent fruit market Tashkent fruit market: note how clean it is Corn on the cob market
More corn on the cob A stitch in time Quiet moment to yourself

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