Reaching the country to enjoy all this artisanship is, however, not always straightforward. Visas can take up to two months to organize, and it is far easier, if you aren't traveling independently and with time on your hands, to go through a tour company that can help cut the visa application process to a couple of weeks, as well as manage your itinerary. Once there, one is well-rewarded with near-empty sites, open-armed hospitality and, as far as this trip was concerned, no hassle anywhere.
然而,来到这儿欣赏这些工艺并非总是畅通无阻。安排签证可能需要两个月时间,如果你不是独自旅行,而且时间也可自由调配,通过旅行社走要容易得多,它们可以帮助你将签证的申请过程缩短至两个星期,还可以帮你安排行程。一旦到了这儿之后,你就可以好好享受近乎空无一人的历史遗迹、热情的招待,而且就我的这次旅行而言,我没有在任何地方遇到过麻烦。
With Uzbekistan's proximity to the great carpet-producing countries of Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan, a trip here also provides opportunities to buy something from these harder-to-get-to countries at lower prices than in Europe.
乌兹别克斯坦邻近土库曼斯坦、伊朗和阿富汗等地毯制造大国,因此在这儿旅行还有机会以比欧洲低的价格买到来自这些难以进入的国家的东西。
Out of the 300 or so carpets the Samarkand workshop (12 Hujom St.; www.silkcarpet.net) produces by hand each year, around 40% are private commissions. These range from ancient Persian designs to hand-drawn images sentimental to the person commissioning the carpet. One Japanese client, intent on creating one of the finest carpets in the world, has commissioned a 90-centimeter-by-55-centimeter piece at a cost of $85,000, which will take seven years to complete. It is so fine it can only be worked on an hour a day, so as not to ruin the eyesight of the weaver.
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