And so onwards, ever onwards....
Next stop was Almaty, a pleasant 19th century Russian colonial town nestling in the foothills of the mountains. Used to be the capital until the great leader decided to build a new Richard Rogers and Norman Foster glass and steel fest capital in the desert a few years ago (Astana). However it was cool, pleasant, friendly and had a fab pizzeria. You crave the normal things from your life more than you'd expect on these trips and so when this place present itself we wolfed down a very good pizza and cold beer. Didn't take any pics however....
Next day was another big driving day with all the usual lunacy on the roads, including a mosque made out of a jelly mould, a nightmare killer hay lorry, and weirdest of all, in the middle of nowhere, and entire town in the desert comprised solely of casinos....
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