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As transport leaves when full we'd been told to leave our Bishkek hostel at 8am for the Almaty (Kazakhstan) minibus to ensure we got seats and that it would likely go by 9:30. We didn't quite buy into that so went a little later. The station was a much more civilised affair this time. We were early enough to watch 3 cases of scotch get hidden in a hole underneath the seats.
By 9am we were on the ...
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Dancing Dave
David Hooper
Almaty
With manicured hedges and lawns and the housing styles, struck me as having a Western feel. Am I perceiving correctly at all considering it is Central Asian?