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Children, Khiva, Uzbekistan

In a few weeks I'm leaving for South Africa. I'll be there in the midst of the World Cup, staying for a little bit after. I'm excited, if a little apprehensive due to the various stories and warnings one hears about the country, but I'm looking forward to touring the countryside and visiting the cities. I'm not sure what to expect; I've done little research beyond securing a place to stay in Cape Town for the first few days I'll be visiting. If there's another thing that concerns me a little it's finding lodgings as I tour around, though that should become easier after the games.

My itinerary is loose. I arrive in Cape Town and depart from Johannesburg. In between, there are a series of places I want to visit along the eastern edges of the country; if I have time and money, I plan to visit Kruger for safari. When in Cape Town, I'll be overlapping with a friend who lives in Korea, and we'll spend a few days in the wine country. I'm also hoping to see penguins.

I took the above in Khiva. The children were playing a game of some sort and they were running joyously towards me as I was heading back to my guesthouse. I'm not sure if the boys were trying to outrun the girls, but there's something about how the children have separated into two lines that somehow makes this image for me.

More images from Uzbekistan can be found here.