{"id":238,"date":"2010-09-29T12:42:57","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marshall.blogtown.co.nz\/?p=238"},"modified":"2010-09-29T12:42:57","modified_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:42:57","slug":"almaty-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marshall.blogtown.co.nz\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"Almaty, Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a lovely 2 days rest in Almaty (the largest Kazak city) in a very grand hotel. Although I suspect that\u00a0a number of us\u00a0standing at the counter when we first arrived may well have given off\u00a0a rather offensive aroma\u00a0!!\u00a0 Anyway our room looked like a Chinese laundry (as they charged outrageous prices for laundry and we are Kiwis….) but it was rather luxurious after the camping.\u00a0I don’t think Borat did Kazakhstan any favours as I have to say that I have been rather impressed with Kazak and the people. They are always friendly and even in the run down villages the kids are dressed immaculately to go to school (boys in full suits!) I\u00a0never once felt uncomfortable walking the streets, even at night.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Almaty has surprised me with its very cosmopolitan ways. Wherever we go there are people videoing and on cell phones, dressed very smartly.\u00a0 The countryside less so, as they still get water from communal wells and the donkey and cart are a very popular mode of transport. Went to a beautiful Orthodox Cathedral in Almaty – very colourful and quite exquisite inside (see photo).<\/p>\n

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We had a lovely 2 days rest in Almaty (the largest Kazak city) in a very grand hotel. Although I suspect that\u00a0a number of us\u00a0standing at the counter when we first arrived may well have given off\u00a0a rather offensive aroma\u00a0!!\u00a0 Anyway our room looked like a Chinese laundry (as they charged outrageous prices for laundry … <\/p>\n

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