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Kazakhstan 2001
In one month we are going to Kazakhstan. Here are some pictures from 2001. Alma-Ata has very large sidewalks. That guy is sweeping it from the fallen leaves. To your left is water canal “arik”, every...
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Kazakhstan 2005
Almaty is the host to 2011 Asian Winter Games. I bet right now they are working hard on fixing all of the venues to get them ready. I took these photos back in 2005. This is an open air ice field. It...
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Local who wanted to be photographed by an American
Any time you visit new place, the majority of people you are going to see around are locals. As a visitor it is not easy to blend in, even if you speak local language something will give you away –...
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Any Idea where it is?
I bet no one would half any idea what mountains are those, what lake it is and near what city it was taken. The distance from the spot where I took the picture to the mountains is about 60 miles. Hint:...
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Alpine Flowers
This is fairly high in the Tian Shan mountains. About one hour hike from the top of the lift at Chimbulak ski resort. There is no hiking trail going there and mountains are fairly steep. It was...
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Asian Games Mural
Almaty will be hosting Winter Asian games in 2011. They are doing a lot of work to get ready for it. We saw this mural not far from the central stadium. Interesting composition. Filed under: Almaty,...
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Donkey, the Parking Lot Attendant
We had good day exploring around lake Issik in the Tian Shan Mountains. When we came back from the hike we were greeted by the new parking lot attendant – a Donkey. He was very curious about us and...
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River Drive – Right Side
Deep in the mountains hiking along the river Issik we found this vehicle, or what left of it. There is actually a dirt road that goes along the river, way up high. It had a little fork on it which...
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He is a Donkey, one more
A few days ago I showed you the “Donkey, the Parking Lot Attendant”. Here is the guy one more time. He was moving very fast and tried to eat me up, and I was trying get the best picture to no avail....
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Stoned Lenin
Over the next few days I’ll post a few photos of different ex and current leaders. They were portrayed in some form or another, using different media and for very different purposes. I just happen to...
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Lake Issik
If you remember this photo, I’m here to tell you that it was found about on mile from this spot all the way between those mountains in the river. Lake Issik is really have this color, no faking it with...
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Mountain River from High Above
On our way to lake Issik we stopped at the observation tower. This tower is about 50 meters high, maybe more. It is actually was a bit scary to climb up the top and going down. The stair cases were...
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Soviet Worker
Maybe it is Russian, might even be from some other country. Doesn’t have any markings on it. Bulldozing Tian Shan mountains. Filed under: Almaty, Chimbulak, HDR, Kazakhstan Tagged: Almaty, Travel
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Alpine Flowers
Its been a while since I shared photos from Tian Shan mountains. Last summer we spend a few days in Almaty, Kazakhstan and on one of those days we went to hike at Chimbulak ski resort. Thankfully, they...
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Chimbulak Murals #1
Did you know that Almaty, Kazakhstan was a host to the Asian Winter Games this winter? I was there about six month ago and took a few pictures on the side walls, I call them Chimbulak Murals. Chimbulak...
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Alpine Summer
Today I’m taking a virtual trip back to Tian Shan mountains. I like the contrast between alpine flowers and mid summer snow. Snow was fairly dirty by this time and we didn’t play snowballs, and...
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Back in Central Asia
Mentally, not physically. I had this photo seating on my drive for some time, just never felt like posting it. We were on a little hike around Chimbulak Ski Resort near Almaty Kazakhstan. This is...
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Chimbulak Murals #2
Today I’m taking a short trip back to Kazakhstan, Almaty. Actually a bit south of it in the mountains. You might already seen the first mural from this series in Chimbulak Murals #1. I took these...
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Chimbulak murals #3 and #4
Here is two more murals from the Chimbulak Ski Resort in Almaty Kazakhstan. I shared first two in the past, here is #1 and #2. All of them are on the same mountain road that leads you from mountain...
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Friday Photo Mystery
Before the Storm I actually do not expect people to know where it is, but this is the only photo I had for sharing and since probably no one will know where it is, a good candidate for Friday. We were...
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