Day 1 in Bishkek

First full day in Bishkek consisted mostly of getting over the 8000 mile 12 hour flight. The first leg leaving from new york to moskow, the second from moskow to bishkek. Darwin was very well behaved for the most part. We were very lucky in that neither flight was very crowded, we all had plenty of room to spread out. A few words about this rental house in Bishkek. House does not due this place justice, this is a compound. The main entrance through the outer concrete and steel fence is a solid steel door with a monitoring camera to check on your guests before you can buzz them through. The house itself is constructed of solid concrete walls. There are 3 levels consisting of a 1st floor featuring an inlaw suite of a bedroom, living room, storage and bath. The second floor was a dining room , 2 offices, kitchen, bath, and a sunspace. The 3rd floor has 2 bedrooms, living room and bath. There is also an indoor  pool room with showers and a sauna. Gardens and fruit trees abound. A 3 car carport and an outdoor covered kitchen are also included. Not a bad setup for $1500.monthly. The square feet has got to be close to 3000.

We did venture out twice for lunch and then dinner. Lunch was turkish dinner was chinese. For dinner we met up with 2 friends, one from France, one from the U.S. After dinner we made our way to a Russian nightclub and were treated to a heavy metal local cover band featuring motley crew, deep purple and of all groups bon jovi. It was very loud and smoke filled but not too bad. Here are some random picture of the house and ground. enjoy.