Almaty, October/November 2007

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View of the Kok-Tube hill, communication tower and Alatau Mountains from Kazakhstan Hotel	Up in the mountains at Medeo, Almaty	Medeo skating rink	Medeo rink
At top of avalanche barrier, Medeo	Mirambek, taxi driver friend at Medeo	The '1000' steps up the to the top of the barrier	Inside Yurt at Kazak Aul restaurant, Medeo
Hotel Kazakhstan in all its glory, depite having lost my reservation.	Kok-Tobe Hotel 2, current domicile	Entrance to Hodja Nasruddin restaurant	The courtyard of the Hodja Nasruddin
The courtyard of the Hodja Nasruddin	Little Almatinka River running by new blocks of flats	Path down past flats by Little Almatinka River	Bunch of teenage kids being drilled by girl centre right
Kids being drilled. Why? Who knows?	Late Soviet era block of flats, balconies filled into make extra rooms	Even the walkways between the flats are adapted for living space	Variations on a theme for balcony fill-ins
Just a Renault Megane?	In English? In Euros? In Almaty with a Kazakhstan mobile number?	Autumn in Panfilov Park	Autumn in Panfilov Park
Now the cold weather is here out come the high-heeled boots	War memorial and Zenkhov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Ministry of Culture building on Gogol	Ministry of Culture building on Gogol
Entrance to Acqua Park in Gorky Park, bit too chilly now	Eagley birds in Gorky Park Zoo	Eagley birds in Gorky Park Zoo	Eagley birds in Gorky Park Zoo
Eagley birds in Gorky Park Zoo	Three generations of housing - old building in front still used.	Dining room at the Kok-Tube Hotel - where there MAY be breakfast	Metrosexual in Almata
Front of the Zenkov Cathedral	Stretched Hummer as wedding car	The half-apple with Snow Leopard is a common sign around Almaty.	Zubanov monument on Dostyk. More mobiles than Dombras in Almat nowadays
Another stretched Hummer wedding limo	One of the upmarket fashion shops on Dostyk	Wedding groups gathering at Independence Square	Wedding groups gathering at Independence Square
Wedding picnic at Independence Square	The Independence Pillar	The Independence Pillar, Snow Leopard and the Golden Man	Another wedding party
The woman in traditional clothing is holding a cage with 2 doves to sell to the happy couples	Here a bride holds a dove	Happy couple with doves	And off go the doves!
De rigeur to have your wedding videod	Bride places her hand into the Nazarbayev palm print in the Independence Book at the foot of the column	Groom places his hand on top of the bride's	Woman with doves seeking new victims. Where does she keep them all? In her hat?
This pair have taken the bait	The handprint in bronze of President Nazarbayev in the Independence Book	Another happy couple	Is he having sudden doubts?
But no, the hands go down.	Another view of the Independence Pillar	The Golden Man and the Snow Leopard	A block of Soviet era flats
Cast iron balcony fencing on the flats	One of the 'mines' dotted about Almata where they are building the underground Metro system	Typical tree lined Almata street	End of rather splendidly decorated older building
Close up of dome	Soviet apartments in rather fetching pink	Note the Hammer and Pen	New block of flats in a sort of Retro style
Detail of new Retro flats with workman thinking	Old Soviet block across the road from the Retro flats. Think I prefer the Soviet style.	Entrance the Silk Way Mall on Zhibek Zholy (which means Silk Way)	Zhibek Zholy pedestrianised area
Artists' area on Zhibek Zholy	Zhibek Zholy pedestrianised area	Zhibek Zholy pedestrianised area	A photo with one of the many plastic camels is obligatory
Part of the entire floor, nearly, given over to mobile phones at the TsUM store on Zhibek Zholy	Part of the entire floor, nearly, given over to mobile phones at the TsUM store on Zhibek Zholy	Typical new block of flats	Old houses in side street off Gogol
Gorky Park in autumn	Some sort of vulture(?) in the zoo, Gorky Park	Some sort of vulture(?) in the zoo, Gorky Park	Gorky park exit at sunset
Gorky Park entrance	Attractive old Czarist era building now given over sewing machines and materials	School children waiting for the bus	Even the uniforms look the same but no McDonalds in Almata
Childrens' Orphanage backed by expensive new flats	More snow on the mountains now	A 'big man' lives here. The brown box on the left of the gate is for a guard.	An alien? The observatory on top of the Childrens' Palace
War Memorial in Panfilov Park at night. Eternal flame a good place for teenagers to keep warm	War Memorial in Panfilov Park at night. Eternal flame a good place for teenagers to keep warm	War Memorial in Panfilov Park at night.	Sign about the building of the Zhibek Zholy metro station
One of the many 'mine' towers where they are digging out the tunnels for the Metro	Traditional musicians outside the Concert Hall on Dostyk	Traditional musicians outside the Concert Hall on Dostyk	Traditional musicians outside the Concert Hall on Dostyk
Traditional musicians outside the Concert Hall on Dostyk	Traditional musicians playing for opening of some real estate convention	Poster about the convention and musicians	Estate agents look the same everywhere
Girls holding trays of scissors ready for the bigwigs	Musicians	Musicians	The Tien Shan hotel
Don't know who he is but he looks smug	One of the two Citroen XMs in Almata, both owned by directors of the same company	National Museum	National Museum plus mandatory camel
Zhenkov Cathedral	Christmas/New Year tree at Zhenkov Cathedral	Playing with the pigeons at Zhenkov Cathedral	Seen at Mad Murphy's
HPIM0628.jpg	HPIM0630.jpg	HPIM0631.jpg	Entrance to Zhenkov Cathedral
The bar at Mad Murphy's	The car in its garage - Baha on left, Johnny on the right	Baha's family home	Caspian publshing team - Charles van der Leeuw at the computer
The Caspian lads with their new car	The Caspian lads with their new car	The Caspian lads	Popular gathering place for babies, buggies and parents
Popular gathering place for babies, buggies and parents

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