The first day in Uzbekistan started with yet again a visit to an embassy. This time we were racing to the Iranian embassy early in the morning to beat potential queues and get in first. To our big relief there was no huge crowd already waiting for us and we were let in straightaway and welcomed very friendly. We were even asked to take a seat in very comfy chairs while waiting to be called to the counter. We knew that the ministry in Tehran had already granted our visas (all pre-organised via an online visa agency) but after all of our visa and embassy experiences so far we were still a bit anxious if things would go smoothly. But we needn’t have worried because everything went fine. Continue reading The Big Three, plov, litres of chay and again some visa business →