Day 230: Walk around Aral
22 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The little town is quite interesting to walk around. There is a fisherman museum that definitely worth a visit. It is a good place to learn more about how Aral Sea has changed over the years.
Day 230: Leaving Aralsk More
22 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We went back to the Aralsk more station and waited for our overnight train ride to Turkistan!
Day 230: Overnight train to Turkistan
22 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Definitely one of the most interesting train rides we had! Super communal, super friendly! All passengers were shocked we got on this 54-sleeper dormitory style train! The train was warm inMeer informatie
Day 231: Arriving Turkistan
23 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After 11-hour train ride, we arrived at Turkestan Train Station!
Day 233: Walk around Turkestan
25 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
We walked around the city centre of Turkestan. The highlight was the UNESCO World Heritage, the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi! We could finally see the iconic picture that we could only find onMeer informatie
Day 235: Ancient City of Sauran
27 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
What a amazing adventure to this place! We got a collective taxi to this place and walked around tor 4 hours under the Sun. It is one of the silk road settlement. There were a lot of pottery pieces inMeer informatie
Day 237: Turkistan Train Station
29 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We were back to the Turkistan train station for our 17-hour ride to Bishkek 🇰🇬
Day 237: On our way to Bishkek
29 juli 2024, Kazachstan ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
It was definitely a long ride but it was also an interesting one. Our car was almost empty, only 7 people are going all the way to Bishkek. There were a few stops on the way that we could buy someMeer informatie
Day 238: Arriving at Bishkek II
30 juli 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Bishkek II is a train station. There are 2 train station in Bishkek. Most trains stop at Bishkek II. At around 2am local time, we finally arrived safely. Now, it was a 2 km walk to the hostel!
Day 239: Walk around Bishkek
31 juli 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Random walked around Bishkek, we went to check out the Ballet and Opera Theatre. But the heat was defeating us, we were too tired. So we would explore more in the coming days.
Day 240: Dordoi Bazaar
1 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We didn’t plan to visit this place. But a friend that we met in the hostel recommended this place to us. We thought it would be an interesting, so we visited here by bus #226! It was as interestingMeer informatie
Day 240: Victory Square
1 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
📍Victory Square at Bishkek
Day 240: 🇰🇬 Parliament
1 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
Day 241: Bishkek Central Mosque
2 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
We didn’t know this giant mosque 🕌 exists in Bishkek. Its size is a bit smaller than the Blue Mosque in Turkey. But it is still stunning when visiting. It’s amazing to see all four doors wereMeer informatie
Day 242: Western Bus Station
3 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We went to the Western Bus Station in Bishkek early in the morning hoping to catch the mini-bus south to Toktogul. We read from online that there were mini-buses run at 10am,11am and 2pm. When weMeer informatie
Day 242: Arrive at Toktogul
3 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After 5 hours of bus ride, we arrived at Toktogul. First impression was that it was really a small town!
Day 243: Walk around Toktogul
4 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We stayed in Toktogul for 2 nights to leave is a full day to explore Toktogul and Toktogul lake. We hiked the whole day and got a good view of the Toktogul Lake. On the way to the lake, we passed byMeer informatie
Day 244: Toktogul Bus Station
5 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We were back to the bus station to catch a 7.10am to a transfer stop, Tash Komur, there is a daily bus there to take us to our final destination, a tiny village of Arkit!
Day 244: Tash-Komur
5 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After 3 hours of bus ride, we arrived at Tash-Komur at 10.10am. Originally we thought the bus would drop us off at the bus station. But the driver was nice enough to ask us to get off on the highwayMeer informatie
Day 244: Arkit
5 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
After 2 hours of waiting for the bus and another 2 hours of bus ride, we were here, Arkit! It’s definitely an underrated place, we love the quietness and authenticity of this small village. TheMeer informatie
Day 245: Walk around Arkit
6 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We spent a day walking around this tiny village. It was really a surprise as it was so relaxing to be in the area. We took our walk easy today to prepare for a bigger journey to the lake tomorrow.
Day 246: Hiking at Sary Chelek Lake
7 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Arkit is the gateway to the Sary Chelek Lake. The journey was 15km by walk from Arkit. We attempted to walk a little bit, then we got a ride from a truck. We spent a day in the lake area and thenMeer informatie
Day 247: Leaving Arkit
8 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Time in Arkit flew by! We enjoyed our time there very much. It was, by far, one of the highlights in Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 We farewelled with our lovely host, Sabira, and caught our 6am bus heading to Osh.
Day 247: Lunch Break @ Jalal-Abad
8 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The bus stopped here for a lunch break. We took the time to create some memories to the friends that we met on the bus
Day 247: Arriving at Osh
8 augustus 2024, Kirgizië ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After 7 hours bus ride, we were finally in Osh New Bus Station.