Fahrt nach Gorgan - vorbei am Viadukt von Veresk; Quelle: Ingo Aurich

- Stage 2: From Tehran up to the central Asian Samarkand

Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan
Of the pulsating metropolis of Persia to Uzbekistan. The most important tradwe route still can be recognized of once the silk road which already put Asia through to Europe centuries ago.

Johannes Unger is director of this stage which leads us from Iran via Turcmenistan to Uzbekistan.


More Stops of this stage are:
In Iran:
- the Viaduct of Veresc
- Gorgan
- Neyshabour
- Mashhad
- Robat-e Sharif
- Sarah

In Turkmenistan:
- Mary
- Karakum Desert
- Türkmenabat

In Uzbekistan:
- Bukhara
- the sources of Nurata
- Aydarko'l See
- Samarkand