Havana – continued …

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The first real day of the tour … after a tour briefing in the morning, our tour leader Natalia organized a big taxi to get us (twelve in total … plus her) over to the old town (Habana Vieja) for a guided walking tour around the main sights and some other stops (from the best chocolate drink to the some of the best views in town).

After the tour finished the group split … the Europeans (British, Swiss and German) went for early afternoon mojitos to the rooftop bar of the Ingleterra (England) hotel – followed by a tour on the open roof tourist bus (no mojitos here though) … the rest of the group (Aussies and Kiwis) went for solid food – a proper lunch.

Havana

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This year’s November destination was Cuba – picked as I wanted to see the country in its current state – before the US embargo being lifted. I made it into Havana on a Saturday evening coming in via Toronto. I … Continue reading →

Osh Bazaar & into Kazakhstan

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Our last activity in Kyrgyzstan was a visit to Bishkek’s Osh Bazaar – before making it back to the bus and heading for the border into Kazakhstan, with Almaty as our destination for the day.

Karakol

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Back in town – after our short visit into nature – we made it for Karakol’s big sights – the Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Chinese Mosque – before – after a long day – arriving at our hotel.

to Karakol

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We continued our circle around Lake Issyk-Köl this morning, now heading East towards Karakol. On the way we had several stops to take in the landscape, get some insight into Kyrgyz burial traditions and to visit the memorial of Nikolai Przewalski.

Resort Time

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From Cholpon-Ata we continued to our hotel for the night. As it turned out, we were spending the night in a lake-side resort – complete with holiday homes, restaurant, bar and its own sand beach.