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October 4, 2022 - I have sat here before, and I think I have even posted a photo that I took while sitting here. However, I never noticed this detail above the cover. The circle with lines inside is a motif seen and used a lot in Kyrgyzstan which represents the top/roof of a yurt
October 3, 2022 - statue commemorating a war in Batken?? Not exactly sure of the details, I might look into it later and then update this post. Kinda relevant I guess considering the recent flare-up in Batken at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border
October 2, 2022 - Oh darn, can’t smoke hookah on the bus!!! That was exactly what I wanted to try doing next π
October 1, 2022 - photo exhibition and cultural event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan regarding PRC’s development since 2012…why that was relevant to anything I have no idea. I guess it was to celebrate Guoqing Jie (ε½εΊθ, PRC’s founding day/week) and push propoganda
September 30, 2022 - what I assume was a small mosque in a village, but I don’t know for sure because I took the picture from a moving vehicle (during my August trip)
September 29, 2022 - accessibility still has a ways to go (the regular stall on the right is enclosed, surely there was a way to do the same for the handicap stall?). And this stall was right in line with the entryway of the restroom which didn’t have a door, soooo π
September 26, 2022 - from a Uyghur Party I went to in August where there was traditional Uyghur food, dancing and clothing
September 24, 2022 - What exactly is being offered here? I get that it is ‘not fried peanut’, but what does that have to do with Cheetos?
September 22, 2022 - all marshrutkas have a sign like this visible from the outside with the number and a list of places that the particular one goes to. I found these signs intimidating to read at first but they helped me learn about locations within the city
September 21, 2022 - it appears that someone in my building is having a party. Why is their apartment behind an indoor gate? I have no idea. I don’t know if that means there is anything different about that apartment compared to others in the building
September 20, 2022 - inside a small burger cafe near my apartment. I think it’s funny that it is called ‘Beef Burgers’ but it also annoys me a bit! I assume that a burger comes with beef if unspecified, so it sounds redundant
September 19, 2022 - north end of Togolok Moldo Park (this park is close to where I have Russian lessons so I go here at least once a week). Today I sat on a bench and listened to an audiobook since I was good and finished my homework well before the hour leading up to my lesson
September 18, 2022 - this cutie lives somewhere outside a supermarket that I sometimes go to. I know this because this is the not the first time I have met it. Glad to see it’s doing alright
September 17, 2022 - road not too far from my apartment where you can see the mountains. Was on my way to meet a friend at a cafe. There’s also a bus stop on the left side of the road in the picture
September 15, 2022 - blini (Russian pancakes) and a frappe at a cafe before my Russian lesson. I’ve never eaten blini which was presented in such a fancy way
September 13, 2022 - Olive oil tends to be pricy as it’s imported from further away than other kinds of oil. I dislike olives, but I do like to use olive oil for some dishes. I don’t use olive oil every day, so a small bottle suffices for me. Took a picture to compare prices
September 12, 2022 - Togolok Moldo Park & Togolok Moldo bust from behind. He is on the 20 som bill so I see him often (a marshrutka ride is 15 som). Was originally sitting at a diff bench but then a homeless man asked if I could move elsewhere so he could sleep on the bench
