My final proper day in this enigma that is Kazakhstan. From the Soviet stylings of Alma-Ata (Almaty) I took a short bus ride into the mountains to a place called Medeu. It was a pleasant morning out and about, I certainly enjoyed the scenery. There is even an ice rink, not in use at the moment, not with ice at least. Some sort of makeshift basketball court instead.
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| The mountains from Medeu |
So tomorrow is the big push to Kyrgystan. One week there, then that is followed by a week and a half in Uzbeksitan and that will conclude Asia. For the time being at least!
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| Almaty from the 12th floor. |
As the sun sets on Kazakhstan, I must admit I enjoyed my time here. Great weather, interesting place that few people know a lot about. The culture is certainly unique and interesting, the Russification of the land, cities and people provides a place totall;y different to China.Okay, so the next two countries are also former USSR, but I think they will have their own qualities too. No cities like Astana, but nature, history, desert... oh and I expect some really hot weather in Uzbekistan!
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| The Ice Rink, Medeu |
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