Kyrgyzstana purely touristy show, where the hunter's wife brought the rabbit in a bag. an eagle that is a bit retarded to actually hunt (some emotional trauma after a fox fought back). a second attempt that was fatal for the rabbit. strong claws and beak that rip skin and flesh, break small bones.
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Went with Killian and a Polish couple we've met in our hostel for horse riding. The landscape around Karakol was beautiful, but after 7 hours on a horse, my backside wasn't beautiful anymore.
After all this, we needed some food, of course.
KyrgyzstanWe went on with our round the lake trip and swam in Salty Lake. There we took a healthy, but hard to get rid of, mud bath. After some hitchhiking out of there, we've got picked up in Balykchy from Dimitri. He took us home (we were just looking for a hotel) and prepared a tasty salad for us the next day.
KyrgyzstanHighest point of the trek (3960m) with view of the lake, the small heart-shaped 'Love Lake', the mountains all around and the other side of the pass.
KyrgyzstanFrom Issyk Kul to Karakol. Left the move developed part off Kyrgyzstan today. Love it. Roads aren't paved any more. Traffic rules are absent which I experienced today on a more than kamikaze drive on dirt road. People are really nice here and smile a lot.
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From Chon Kemin to Issyk Kul today. Beautiful landscapes, high mountains 5000m, blue Issyk Kul. And petroglyphs at Cholpon Ata. Behind schedule and had to drop a museum if lunch and dinner should not be at the same time.
Now staying at an awful resort with lots of rich Russians.
Still hanging out in this horrible luxury resort. Russians, pop music from the 1970, no cold beer, only one bottle ofRead more
KyrgyzstanCame here for hiking and horesriding and stayed in a cute warm yurt. Our hostel owner Eleman took good care of us, and did I already mention: Kyrgyz food is so good!
KyrgyzstanWith the Polish couple we've traveled around Lake Issyk-Kul. We camped on the beach and on the next day we hiked at the Fairy Tale Canyon.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Issyk-Kul Region, Issyk-Kul, IKU, Ысык-Көл, Иссык-Кульская Область
