Kyrgyzstan (NYE)

1 On the way to Kyrgyzstan we were delayed in Moscow due to snow. This is the view of the airport from our hotel room.	2 View from the airplane.	3 Bema's family.	4 A traditional Kyrgyz table.	5 Bema's Dad starting the car (while we were warm inside). Note the thermometer.	6
7	8 Clothes hanging out to dry with snow on them.	9	10	11	12 Kyrgyz animals are well adapted to the conditions. Even the horses had thick wooly coats.
13	14 This pet goat who liked standing on this little mountain in his enclosure.	15	16	17 Bema's family arranged for me to borrow someone's horse for a ride.	18 Cooking Shashlik in the snow.
19 Bema's Mum brought some banannas when we were out shopping and put them in the boot of the car. It was so cold that by the time we got home they had frozen solid.	20 American culture is everywhere.	21 I really liked this restaurant shaped like a stealth fighter.	22 This is the national sport. Locally it is known as "Ulak Tartysh", but I allways call it "Goat Polo". It is very similar to polo except instead of a ball they use a dead goat. There are basically no rules - punching, kicking and biting are all allowed.	23 This is the national sport. Locally it is known as "Ulak Tartysh", but I allways call it "Goat Polo". It is very similar to polo except instead of a ball they use a dead goat. There are basically no rules - punching, kicking and biting are all allowed.	24 This is me and my horse Fatto.
25 This is the thermometer outside the kitchen again.	26	27 Bema skiing.	28 Bema skiing.	29	30 This is me and my horse, Fatto.
31 This is me and my horse, Fatto. I am the one on the right.	32 This is me and my horse, Fatto.	33 This is me and my horse, Fatto.	34 This is Bema's Dad on his birthday.	35 This is Bema's family at a birthday party for her Dad.	36 This is Bema's family at a birthday party for her Dad.
37 Just a neat little dairy product Bema bought.	38	39	40	41 Bema and her Grandad.	42 Flying home through Istanbul.