A storm last night brought the first whiff of autumn, crisper air and slightly cooler temperatures. And with autumn comes the beginning of school. September 1st is the traditional day for that in Kazakhstan, and I spent the ‘Day of Knowledge’ in the ‘village’ of Turkistan in the South of Kazakhstan. The main part [...]
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Back to School!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Almaty, education, holidays, Kazakhstan, parks, Turkistan on 04 Sep, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Happy…what holiday is it???
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Almaty, holidays, Kazakhstan on 30 Aug, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
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