From Astana to Almaty

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Small range hills on Steppe south of Astana	More endless road across the steppe	View into small village south of Astana	Approaching the satanic mills of Temirtau
South of Karaganda	Unusually pointy hills south of Karaganda	The road rolls on	Weather's changing, rain up ahead
Getting more murky and the steppe is giving way to hillier country	A Kazakh Moslem cemetery 'town' on the steppe south of Karaganda	Cemetery 'town' again	Definitely rain coming after weeks of sun.
Kamaz lorry doing what they are best at, making smoke	Rain in distance and recently here going by the car ahead	Kazakh horseback shepherd and flock on steppe	More of shepherd and flock
Rain falling on the steppe	The standard vegetation on the steppe. Something here for those sheep	The Kazakh shepherd himself. Nice guy, keen to chat	Hills north of Lake Balkash
Somewhere under that cloud is an industrial town	Now you can see the smokestacks	First glimpse of Lake Balkash	Marshy area at edge of Lake Balkash
Parked at western end of Lake Balkash	Little town at extreme Western end of Lake Balkash	Little town at extreme Western end of Lake Balkash	Murky weather and lumpy hills south of Lake Balkash
Murky weather and lumpy hills south of Lake Balkash	Back on steppe and first tree for more than 100 miles	Back on steppe and first tree for more than 100 miles	Camels in road, south of Lake Balkash
Camels in road, south of Lake Balkash	Camels in road, south of Lake Balkash	Tree lined road on way into Almaty region	Somewhere beneath those mountains is Almaty
Car at little mechanic workshops after clutch went entering Almaty	The guy who kindly drove me about 15 miles across the city to a hotel, for free	Dostyk Avenue including pink camel	Little park area off Dostyk
They do re-cycling here but seem a bit confused	Japanese restaurant on Dostyk, offering "Free Lunch"	French style cafe off Dostyk	'Cleopatra', Egyptian restaurant on Dostyk
View south from room in Hotel Kazakhstan, Kok-Tobe hill on right	Evening view from hotel, snow on mountains	View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown	View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown
View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown	View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown	View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown	View of the car parts and accessories bazaar where car was taken after breakdown
Uzbeck waitresses in cafe/restaurant at car parts bazaar	Uzbeck waitresses in cafe/restaurant at car parts bazaar	Another view of the bazaar	The Almaty Peugeot main dealer
Myself and Mirambek, my friendly taxi driver	Bridal group in Panfilov Park, Almaty	View of Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Outside main mosque, Almaty. Friday prayers
Outside main mosque, Almaty. Friday prayers	Outside main mosque, Almaty. Friday prayers	Outside main mosque, Almaty. Friday prayers	WW11 Field gun at entrance to Panfilov Park
Looking good is all	Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Bride dancing with the pigeons, Zenkov Cathedral
Wedding party, Panfilov Park	Wedding party, Panfilov Park	Flowers, butterflies, hopefully humming bird moth	Flowers, butterflies, hopefully humming bird moth
Flowers, butterflies, hopefully humming bird moth	Flowers, butterflies, hopefully humming bird moth	One of the little 'rivers' that run down through Almaty	Old style wooden house, behind Dostyk Avenue
Tree-lined street behind Dostyk Avenue	Beatles tribute bench on Kok-Tobe hill	Mountain views south from Kok-Tobe	Looking down to Almaty from Kok-Tube hill. Tall building right of centre is Hotel Kazakhstan
HPIM0300.jpgLooking down to Almaty from Kok-Tobe hill	Looking down to Almaty from Kok-Tobe hill	Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park
Another small park off Dostyk Avenue	Another small park off Dostyk Avenue	Pedestrian walkway from Dostyk Avenue to Pushkin Street	Early morning view from hotel window
Waterway on Abai Avenue	Expensive clothing shop on Abai	Shopping centre corner of Abai and Furmanov	Kok-Tobe by night
HPIM0313.jpg	Communications tower next to Kok-Tobe hill	Ramstor1 supermarket	Ramstor1 supermarket, skating rink
WW11 memorial, Panfilov Park	Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park	Hotel Kazakhstan, early evening	Elm (?) trees outside Kazakhstan Hotel
I think these are Elm leaves, so long since they were common in Britain	Turgen Gorge waterfall	Turgen Gorge waterfall	Turgen Gorge
Turgen Gorge waterfall	Turgen Gorge waterfall	Turgen Gorge waterfall	Turgen River
Picnic site at trout farm, Turgen Gorge	Fish your own trout, Turgen Gorge	Fish your own trout, Turgen Gorge	Umm... As found
Giant statue of Golden Man	Ostrich farm	Ostrich farm	Ostrich farm
Almaty dawn	Almaty dawn	Street market east of Alamty	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	A Kazakhstani lawyer, myself and a Kazakhstani teacher	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge, melons for lunch	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge, the Charyn River	OLd lady fishing in the Charyn River	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn River	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge - idiots abound everywhere	Charyn Gorge
Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Charyn Gorge	Cable car up to new ski development east of Almaty
Cable car up to new ski development east of Almaty	Cable car up to new ski development east of Almaty	View of the mountains from above the ski lift	View of the mountains from above the ski lift
View of the mountains from above the ski lift	Down there is the new ski hotel	Mirambek looking at the mountains and wondering if it time for another prayer	View of the mountains from above the ski lift
View through an Almaty gateway that somehow appealed

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