New Mosque

Day 4, Kyrgystan travel to Lake Issy-Kul

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September 11th 2009
Day 4, June 27, 2009, Saturday, Ishembi: Another early morning for me, awaking at a little before 5 am. I forced myself back to sleep and managed to make it to 6 a.m. I am just constitutionally become an old man and waking at the same time each morning. Also, in strange beds, I seem to always wake up and not be able to go back to sleep right away. But, it gives me time to think ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Yssyk Kol

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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