A dawn taxi ride the following morning to take me back to Almaty airport. Overall impressions were of a place going through dramatic financial change with a noticeable difference between rich and poor amongst its inhabitaints. The style and attractions show a very relaxed approach to life, but that seems to be about to change as oil wealth brings construction and development of the place.
It will be interesting to see what the place is like in, say, 5 years time...:
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Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears
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