Almaty Hotel

... They tried to "fine" me by charging me double for the same rock-bottom room in what must be close to the most rock-bottom hotel in Almaty...definitely one of the worst "hotels" I've ever stayed in. So, I said "no, I'll just leave." "Harashoe(good)," ...

Siamo tornati ad Almaty dopo una notte sulle panchine dell'aeroporto di Astana. Distrutti ma contenti per gli incontri con delle belle persone. Ora ci aspettano due giorni di attesa per il mitico treno che ci portera' in Cina, ad Urumqi. Non abbiamo molte ...

Arrived at the hotel at about 5am, then the car arrived at 7am to take me to the venue for the inter-Ministerial National Response Team Workshop and Tabletop Exercises. Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Emergency Situations were ...

... i met a couple who had been cycling around central asia for some months. they tipped me off on the cheapest accommodation in central almaty. up on such n such street just past the eiffel tower. so after getting off the overnight coach and waiting at the ...

... 't look too thrilled about Kazakhstan. I knew I was going to be glad I had fur when I saw the mountains as we were flying into Almaty - really tall and there was snow on the tops. As we got closer to Almaty, there was snow on the ground as far I as I ...

... at the hotel where extremely friendly. We were sad to leave and a little apprehensive about coming to Kazakhstan. We boarded the flight to Almaty at about 4:30 Korea time, the 757 wasn't quite as nice as the 777 we flew from Sydney but the flight was ...

... a Western meal! It's so nice here, we think we might stay a couple of days and stop to smell the roses. Friday. 12 Jun. Almaty. A perfectly lazy day and a big walk to sort out yet more documentation. i.e. Even though we have a Kazakh. Visa, we have to ...

... doing, and how many countries he himself had visited.  June 29, 2008 I spent the last few days feeling my way around Almaty.  I'm finding places to use the internet, buy food, etc.  I had to wash all of my clothes by hand one ...

... , dass es sich alles in allem um die Vergnügungs- und Veranstaltungsgegend der wohlhabenden Schichten Almatys handelt. Während es in Almaty selbst noch wirklich angenehme 20 bis 25°C sind ist es dort oben, auf 1000 bis 1500 Metern Höhe, doch schon ...

Der letzte Tag im Hotel. Noch einmal Pool und Sauna genießen, noch einmal das reichhaltige Frühstücksangebot auskosten. Wie schon geschrieben hat man beim Frühstück die Wahl. Meist fing ich englisch an, ein paar Würstchen, Eier, Speck und Bohnen. ...

Das Hotel wirkte in der Ankunftsnacht von außen erst einmal vernünftig. Okay, es ist schon ein bisschen komisch, wenn die Schranke trotz Anwesenheit eines (wachen) Schrankenwarts nicht geöffnet wird und man mit dem Auto nicht bis vor das Gebäude ...

... and take a shower. Now I am ready for church.  After independence a relatively small Catholic community built a modest cathedral in Almaty (I believe the sign said 1994.)  I walked to the place last time (about 90 minutes), but this time I am ...

... get in. Almaty itself is a nice city with green parks and cool monuments. We spent our free time picnicing in the parks (Almaty accommodation costs wiped out our restaurant budget), hanging out at the museum and at the plateau on top of the Kok-Tobe, ...

Well this is my first post in over a week. We have not found internet since Volgograd in Russia. Almaty will be the last big city until Ulan Bator.Ill start with our entry into Kazakh. It feels like ages ago! We made our way down from Volgograd to ...