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Almaty's Parks and Sites - Kazakhstan
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Fountain Fun
Kids play at the fountain outside Almaty's Academy of Sciences. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Bored with Bubbles
This vendor looks less than excited to be selling bubble guns in Almaty's Gorki Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
An Extension of One's Personality?
Think the braids are real? Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Two Ponies and an Ass
Enough said. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Smile!
This Korean-Kazakh girl hams it up for the camera. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Sweet Tooth
Another bored vendor plying cotton candy in Almaty's Gorki Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Are We There Yet?
This portrait artist at Gorki Park in Almaty had real talent. Most of his contemporaries were, let's say, a little less adept. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Kiss wannabe?
Almaty, Kazakhstan. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Double Take
A little mindless humor in the midst of deep thought. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Here's Looking at You
A closer look at the water fowl on display at the zoo in Almaty's Gorki Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Bat Boy from Weekly World News?
Don't feed the animals at the Almaty zoo, or they may be afflicted with stomach aches...and disproportionately large heads. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Camel Contradiction
A camel decorated with traditional Kazakh symbols stands in front of the Ramstor mall, a showcase for Kazakhstan's embrace of modern materialism. ..Cities in Europe had the Cow Parade, Almaty the Camel Parade. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Peering In
Audrey and Gulzhan peer into a yurt set up at Kok Tobe, overlooking Almaty. A tulip-covered camel (??) looks on. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Best Haircut in Almaty?
Dan overcame his fear of haircuts (after the Yerevan train station fiasco) and got a new do here in Almaty. The owners were all ethnic Kazakhs who had lived in China for the last 50+ years. The Kazakh government has wooed them back home. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
The Face of Almaty?
Awkward proportions at Almaty's Republic Square. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Love, Culture and History - Almaty Style
The Love Camel stands on Almaty's Republic Square. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Sale, Action, Sale
Surrounded by the Almaty's best in bizarre Soviet architecture, a mobile phone repair shop has an action in September. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Bride in Color
Zenkov Church is a popular place for newlyweds to have their photo taken. Built entirely from wood - and supposedly without any nails - this church is one of the few buildings to survive the big earthquake in 1911. Today it is a colorful part of Panfilov Park in Almaty. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Soldier, My Soldier
Soldiers from all 15 of the Soviet Republics burst forth from a 3-D memorial map of the former USSR in Almaty's Panfilov Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Soviet Diversity?
Profile of a Soviet soldier at the war memorial at Almaty's Panfilov Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Proud Parents
Proud Kazakh parents wait for their children to finish their wedding photos in front of the war memorial in Almaty's Panfilov Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Bird, Dropping
A young bride has some difficulty holding a dove for the photographer on her wedding day. Panfilov Park, Almaty.Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Eternal Flame
The memorial and eternal flame commemorating soldiers who lost their lives in WWI and WWII are popular places for wedding photos in Almaty's Panfilov Park. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
Saving Moscow
War memorial at Panfilov Park in Almaty. Read more about our experiences in Almaty and the Tian Shan Mountains.
