Multi-Stan Adventure Begins
1 lipca 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 21 °CAt JFK, 1am departure to Almaty, Kazakhstan
At JFK, 1am departure to Almaty, Kazakhstan
At Almaty's green market. Sprawling 2 floor, full block complex of interlocking buildings. We enter through the fruit section, berries, cherries, oranges, peaches and melons. Each area it's a Czytaj więcej
Arrive in a blur at 4:40 am local time. 17 hours of transit spread over 2 time changes, Moscow and then Kazakhstan passport control. Aeroflot no problems, two dinners served at 3 am and then 2 am . Czytaj więcej
In Almaty and Karokol, 3 different churches dating from 1850's - early 1900's. The main cathedral in Almaty was converted to a museum of Atheism during the Stalin era
Go down to breakfast at the hotel Otrar and discover a circular room with walls lined with carpets and scenic pictures, suggesting a yurt night club. Meet additional group members, Esther and Czytaj więcej
After another breakfast in the Disco yurt, we head out as a group on a city tour. We start out walking to the church and learn that it is built completely out of wood, as earthquake protection. Czytaj więcej
we wake to a cool breeze and birds chirping in our delightful guest house. We are ringed by mountains and surrounded by flowers. We sit for a communal table filled with fresh berries, baked goods Czytaj więcej
We watched a pair of brother's show us all the steps in making a yurt, from shaving the wood, to assembling the frame, then to covering the outside in frame
Wake up in our multi share. This is more house like, with a series of bedrooms and one bathroom for the ten of us. We have a quiet morning to relax, then head out at 11:30 for the market and then our Czytaj więcej