Travelsonabike2 Kazakhstan Monday 1st-October-2012

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is cycle touring in Kazakhstan on Monday, 1st-October-2012. Who knows where I was to Almaty. 91 miles. It’s been a really picturesque ride today. The rain I had yesterday has fallen as snow on the mountain range that I’ve been following for a few days. I don’t know what the mountain range is called. But the nearer I got to Almaty, the bigger the mountains got. Although it also became rather hazy, so I couldn’t see them that clearly. Hopefully, it’ll be clear tomorrow, and I can see them. It reminds me a bit of Switzerland with all these snow-covered mountains!

Mountains
The picturesque mountains

I arrived in Almaty mid-afternoon, but it took me another couple of hours to find a hotel with a room. And the hotel I have found has only got a room for tonight! Apparently, there’s some big exhibition going on in the city. It’s a bit of a pain having to move tomorrow, especially as I was hoping to spend a few days here. Still, at least the girl on reception gave me a map of Almaty with other hotels on it.

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