It’s a 3-day weekend here in Kazakhstan. To be precise, August 30th is Constitution Day, one of the three fall holidays that celebrate the Kazakhstani ’state’ as an independent entity. Prize for whoever can guess the other two. Here is a pic from some of the music/events going on in front of the Republic Palace in Almaty, it’s a little misleading as there are more people watching, but not a whole lot. This holiday in particular doesn’t have a lot of umph behind it (yeah! let’s get together and read the Constitution!) but it provides a nice break at the end of the summer.  I’m off on a short trip so my summer travel wrap-up will have to wait a few more days. But trust me it’s worth it! 

Constitution Day Festivities