Good morning Kazakhstan.

Kazakh plains.



City and Tien Shan mountains.

Deep metro stations.

Population around 3 million.

"Alma" means apple.

"Almaty" means "rich with apple".

Republic square with the Golden Warrior monument.

Officially the monument of independence.







Presidential palace.

Tien Shan mountains.

Nice metro but crowded, and stations are far apart.



Possibly the tallest building in town.

Arrival at Kök Töbe - "Green Hill".

Crazy views.









Ski-jumping facilities.

Almaty tower.



Waiting for local bus.

Also very crowded.



HRC not busy at 2 PM.

Many parks.

And Soviet-sized buildings.

Heroes memorial park.

Zenkov's cathedral, supposedly made from wood.







shoo! shoo!

World War 2 memorial.

Eternal flame.

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