It was a quiet weekend, and nice to be back home after a busy travel schedule. One of the highlights was waking up my daughter and taking her to the SAT exam at school. Being the director of the school, I have access to the test site and snapped the photo of Ocean (above left) right before they started. Our school is a College Board testing center and our personnel do a good job of providing a comfortable and secure testing environment.
Nadia and I were forced out of the house Saturday night because Ocean was hosting a Halloween party with her friends. We had a delicious meal at Manana Restaurant, a new Georgian restaurant near the Shevchenko district. We both want to visit the country before we leave Central Asia. We then stayed out longer by shopping at the Tashkent City Mall. I replaced my black winter overcoat, which got lost in the move. Nadia’s seamstress made some alterations (removed pocket flaps, reduced the length, shortened the collar) that really makes it much more comfortable. We had a couple of below-zero Celsius temperature days, the first of the autumn.
I went for a bike ride on Saturday for the first time in a long while. I also ran at the Milly Bog Park. I am trying to exercise more. Between being busy at school, early sunset, poor air quality, and cold temperatures, I am working out less than this summer. The days are sunny and warm and it was refreshing to be exerting myself outdoors. Since this is my last year in Tashkent, I am photographing and documenting the sites of the city. Below is an autumn photo of the bike trail along the canal and the Transportation University near our house.
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