Kyrgyzstan with R

tripod on steroids.... actually this was the Kyrgyz-German-French graffity festival in Bishkek.. the international crew stayed in our guesthouse and we were invited to the action....

ha...the first local fooooood

and more food.... as we can't fish we got a smoked salmon trout at Issyk Kul....delicious

Great spot at the lake to relax a bit....

hotplate Kyrgyz style .....mmmmmh

almost got out the wave board ;-)

freshly imported cheese with Moldovian Cabernet (surprisingly drinkable) and the smoked salmon trout...

Food inventory....

on the way into the mountains

typical breakfast....you may have noticed that the focus of the blog has slightly moved over to ...fooood....;-)

mountain trails

abandoned mining village....could not go further into the border region (China-Kazachstan) here without a military permit...

popular German cyclist we had met before in Bishkek on her way to Kazakhstan...

beautiful spot in the mountains....spa time...ahem....