Kyrgyzstan - the nomads' land
August 20th 2007 After some relaxing days in Osh with its nice and big market and its lively and pleasant atmosphere (at least in daytime), I headed off alone towards Kyrgyzstan's north, out of the Ferghana valley, which is mostly populated by Uzbeks (thanks to Stalin it's part of Kyrgyzstan though) to the Kyrgyz heartland.
Once in Bishkek, I had to solve some money-transfer problems which forced me to stay longer
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