Karakol

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Complete Kyrg border for 2pm Saturday.

Nice chat with Ivan - a Russian on GS motorcycle, who gave me a card from basic B&B in town.





Karakol is 4th largest town in Kyrgyz, just on east end of Issy-kul lake The lake boasts a torpedo testing facility, they signed a infinit lease deal with Russians only 15 years ago, blog feature is lake never freezes because weak salt solution.





Sunday is livestock market, but was all done by 9am. This market style is norm for Asia, expect to see another in Kashgar China soon.

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Photos

Ivan at Kyrgyz border
Had ridden out through stans on his GS alone, now making way home to Moscow

Brolly
So did I really need my British passport, just the brolly would do?

Cattle ring
Not sure of sales protocol? To be honest was just looking today, I think U stand about with stock, presume a private trade occurs.

Horse ring
Much same sales.
Bit sad no camels of either variety, but did see one turkey in cage.

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This did not really want to step up into van, might bang its head!. Not beating it, just tease and push, but head collar was real tight.
Elsewhere do have 1m mounds of earth, this works well for higher trucks.
Did see unload up valley, back truck into bank to push stock onto.

Karakol Mosque
Nice building in use by pile of shoes at door. Built about 1910, entire wood structure with no steel nails.

Toys
Civic building with a stretch limo, looked like it needed more than 4 doors if U ask me.