Almaty Apples

Who knew the world’s apple genus first grew in Almaty??? (and that tulips originated in Kazakhstan, not Holland). Almaty is a very pleasant city, full of trees, parks and universities. The Alatau mountains make a wonderful backdrop though hard for us to see due to smoke from the annual agricultural burn-off.
Kazakh was part of the USSR until 1991 when it forged ahead with its own borders and governance.Read more