the love bridge

This bridge was a bit awkward, as it was missing almost all of the steps that kept the two sides together. And it's the love bridge because "m" is the first letter in the Kyrgyz word for love. I'm not sure if there's a lesson in that...

beautiful Naryn... if only I spoke Kyrgyz

August 13th 2007
Hello! I got back from visiting Naryn yesterday, a lovely city nestled in the mountains in kind of the middle of the country. The weather was refreshing and cool, such a change from Bishkek, where I was completely unable to sleep last week because it was just SO HOT! But now that I'm back, for some reason, the weather smells like fall and there's a bit of a breeze, for which I am incredibly gra ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan

A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more

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