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I find the rough-cast statue of Lenin. Lenin's outstretched arm is pointing to the golden future. It used to be outside the Museum of History but since independence Lenin has been moved around the back and his place has been taken by a warrior mounted on a charger.⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

[leveretcroft]

Two old men traditional white hats stand chatting and I surreptitiously snap them and then some children playing chicken running in and out of the fountains. It is very pleasant, friendly and human. ⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

[leveretcroft]

From my hotel I go out walking east along Gorky Street to the commercial centre. ⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

[leveretcroft]

I find a bench outside the commercial centre and sit and watch people. It is hot and sunny and a little humid because it rained yesterday.⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

[leveretcroft]

I spot a traditional timber two-storey house. It's a little like our home in Derbyshire in that the walls are timber and the roof corrugated, but there are fewer windows and the timber boards run diagonally. There are many similar chalets and I wonder if the design is Russian.⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin⠀ (at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

[leveretcroft]

The snow covered Tien Shan – such a romantic name – as seen from the roof of my hotel. The city is spread out around us – one million people on a flat plain stretching North towards Kazakhstan and the Tien Shan.⠀ ⠀ Download a free pdf of our Journal from http://leveretcroft.com/krygyzstan/⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog # krygyzstan #mountains #mountaineering #hiking #tienshan # bishkek #alaarcha #nationalpark #marcopolosheep #lamamergeier #vulture #marmot #yurt #lenin⠀ (at Tian Shan)