Chui Oblast Tokmok and Kara Balta, Kyrgyzstan
Days trips from Bishkek.
Tokmok was close by and on our way to Issyk Kul and Naryn. Tokmok is well known for the Burana Tower, an ancient minaret.
Tokmok
Tokmok. We had one test here.
Here is the Burana Tower.
Remnants of an old castle.
Kara Balta
Kara Balta was a secret Soviet city. Kara Balta did not exist on maps until the fall of the Soviet Union. This town had some great streets.
Parts were more beautiful then in Bishkek.
Great paved streets.
No idea what this is.
Government building in Kara Balta.
More great paved streets.
Best behaved students in all of Kyrgyzstan.
Smile! These "kids" must be in their early 30s now.
Reflection
Not much I remember about these two trips. They were too close to Bishkek. In Kara Balta, I remember that we hurried to make it back to Bishkek before it got dark.
Map of the places
- Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
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