72. Sightseeing in and around Almaty

Saturday 14 July 2007

Here are some photos and captions of sightseeing around Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Central State Museum
One of many painted camels around Almaty
Cable car up to Koktyube
View from Koktyube of Almaty
Dick sitting amongst the statues of The Beatles in the park at the lookout
Another view from the cable car
Beautiful gardens in the park at the bottom of the cable car
Another painted camel in the park
KIMEP University
Dick copying the statue in a park
Dick and Pip beside the Earthroamer at the Hyatt Hotel in Almaty
Another painted camel
Dick and Pip standing at the base of the Monument of Independence
Monument of Independence
Traditional Kazakh house in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau Mountains
Walking in the mountains with Alexey Bobylev and Valentina Zapopadko
Pip and Valentina
Valentina, Alexey and Dick in Bear Valley
We drove beside the hydro water pipe
We walked to Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake
Valentina, Alexey & Dick beside the lake
Driving back down the mountains
We visited Rustem at the Australian Consulate
We left the Earthroamer in a covered area in a dairy’s distribution yard.

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