Kyrgyzstan
On 24 August 1998 I packed my bicycle with a tent, a sleeping bag and a wad of dollar bills, and hopped on a plane to Almaty (I flew with KLM from Birmingham).
I stayed at the Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty (2 nights); the Business School Hotel, Bishkek (2 nights); Hotel Ak-Kuu, Balykchy; homestay, Kara-Koo; nameless gostinitsa, Bokonbayevo; Hotel Issyk Kul, Karakol (4 nights); forestry service building, Altyn Arashan; wild camp, Keldeke Valley; wild camp, Lake Ala-Kul; forestry service building, Altyn Arashan; Hotel Issyk Kul, Karakol (2 nights); homestay, Ak-Chiy; police custody, Kegen, Kazakhstan and the Hotel Kazakhstan, Almaty (2 nights).
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25 Aug 98
27 Aug 98Drinking Kumis, Bishkek
27 Aug 98Janna, Aijan and Merim, Bishkek
29 Aug 98Balykchy
29 Aug 98Western end of Lake Issyk-Kul
29 Aug 98By Lake Issyk-Kul
29 Aug 98Bar-Bulak
29 Aug 98Western end of Lake Issyk-Kul
29 Aug 98US Peace Corps volunteer Kate, at homestay in Kara-Koo
29 Aug 98Homestay in Kara-Koo
29 Aug 98Homestay in Kara-Koo
29 Aug 98Kara-Koo
30 Aug 98Kara-Koo in the distance
30 Aug 98Kalpak hats listening to Independence Day speeches, Bokonbayevo
1 Sep 98Holy Trinity Cathedral, Karakol, re-consecrated in 1991
1 Sep 98Entrance to the Park
2 Sep 98Karakol bazaar
2 Sep 98Karakol bazaar
2 Sep 98Restricted Zone — No Entry!
2 Sep 98Soviet torpedo research centre, Pristan-Przhevalsk
4 Sep 98Valentin throwing water over the engine, en route to Altyn Arashan
4 Sep 98Valentin's jeep, en route to Altyn Arashan
4 Sep 98Valentin's jeep at the Meteorological Station
4 Sep 98Arashan Valley and Tent Peak, 4260 m
4 Sep 98Forestry service building, Altyn Arashan
4 Sep 98Jaldosh's yurt: Eliot, Ernst, Blythe, Larissa and Jaldosh's friend
4 Sep 98Jaldosh playing the Komus, at his yurt
5 Sep 98Preparing to leave Altyn Arashan
5 Sep 98Eliot, Larissa and Blythe
5 Sep 98Eliot, Larissa and Blythe
5 Sep 98Baggage wagon
5 Sep 98Earnst and Eliot
5 Sep 98Lunch
5 Sep 98First night's camp
6 Sep 98Approaching the Ala-Kul Pass
6 Sep 98Eliot and Ernst climbing the Ala-Kul Pass
6 Sep 98On the Ala-Kul Pass, 3920 m
6 Sep 98On the Ala-Kul Pass, 3920 m
6 Sep 98Ala-Kul Pass, above lake Ala-Kul
6 Sep 98Lake Ala-Kul
6 Sep 98Ernst Peak, 4100 m (left, named after our guide) and the Takyr Tor glacier
6 Sep 98Takyr Tor glacier
6 Sep 98Takyr Tor glacier
7 Sep 98Ala-Kul Pass
7 Sep 98Marmot for dinner
7 Sep 98A lift for my rucsac
7 Sep 98Descending the Keldeke Valley
7 Sep 98Descending the Keldeke Valley
7 Sep 98Descending the Keldeke Valley
7 Sep 98Jaldosh's yurt
7 Sep 98Bruce and Paul
8 Sep 98Anirtor Valley
8 Sep 98Eliot at Quran's camp
8 Sep 98Quran's camp
8 Sep 98Quran's camp
8 Sep 98Bruce's frisbee
10 Sep 98Ak-Chiy, early evening, sitting on the grass drinking vodka
10 Sep 98Ak-Chiy, early evening
10 Sep 98Lonely Planet in Ak-Chiy
11 Sep 98Damir, one of my hosts
11 Sep 98Kyzyl-Kiya
11 Sep 98Basharin
11 Sep 98Kyrgiz-Kazakh borer, Karkara
11 Sep 98Karkara valley, Kazakhstan
11 Sep 98Karkara valley, Kazakhstan
11 Sep 98Approaching Kegan
12 Sep 98Passport stamp, Kegan
"ЗА НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВИЛ ПРЕБЫВАНИЯ В РЕСПУБЛИКЕ КАЗАХСТАН ПОДВЕРГНУТ АДМИНИСТРАТИВНОЕ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТИ"
For violation of the rules of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan will be subject to administrative charge
For violation of the rules of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan will be subject to administrative charge
12 Sep 98Cafe stop on the road to Almaty
13 Sep 98Bactrian camels, Gorky Park, Almaty
13 Sep 98Wedding, Panfilov Park, Almaty
13 Sep 98Soviet WWII memorial, Panfilov Park, Almaty
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