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Hiking to Altyn Arashan with Maks, a soft-spoken 26-y.o. trekking and mountaineering guide who wants to visit China and check out the food and learn a few Shaolin Kung Fu moves.
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Maks making tea during lunch break.
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Canada?!
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The hot springs are near.
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Mt Palatka, or ‘The Tent’ 5260m in the distance. It’s not an easy mountain to climb as there are often avalanches.
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Friendly doggie kept following me.
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Wales? NZ?
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This Russian Orthodox Church in Karakol was built in 1890. It served as a dance hall under the Soviets, and a school during the Second World War.
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The Dungan Mosque in Karakol was built by a Chinese architect and 20 artisans in the early 1900s. It was built entirely of wood, without a single nail. The Dungans (Chinese Muslims) first arrived in Karakol as refugees in the mid 1800s.
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Broken Heart Mountain
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Hungry goats
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Striking red sandstone rock formations Jety-Oguz, or Seven Bulls.
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Jety-Oguz up close.
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Skazka means “Fairy Tale” in Russian, at the Southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul.
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Skazka
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Almost everything is done by hand. It takes an average of two months to build a yurt. The wood takes a month to dry. A yurt costs between US$200 to US$5,000 depending on size. These days, he also makes small ones as souvenirs.
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One of many green spaces in Bishkek.
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