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| Selfie at Issyk-Kul Lake |
The first semester of my school finished and my winter break started so I decided to go on a trip to a village called "Chilpik" in Issyk-Kul region. My friends and I packed up our stuffs and started the five hour journey from Bishkek to Karakol. When we arrived in village one of our friends took us to her grandmother's home (where we were supposed to stay). For dinner we enjoyed some Kyrgyz food and had some tea. The very next morning we visited the ONLY ZOO in Kyrgyzstan. It was my first time visiting a zoo so it was quite good. We saw a lot of different animals and birds. After visiting the zoo, we went on to the mountains for hiking. The weather was really good and we enjoyed a lot hiking on the mountains. That night we enjoyed some really delicious Kyrgyz plov.
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| Issyk-Kul Lake - Cholpin Atta Photo Courtesy : Kamila Haideri |
On the second day of our trip, we went to visit the second largest lake in the world, Issyk-Kul lake. The water was freezing cold. We wanted to have a ship ride but we couldn't because the water was frozen. Then in the afternoon we went to another village called "Tyup" to visit our friend and spend our new year with her family. We had really delicious and mouthwatering food that night. We weren't expecting other things so we ate a lot. And after we were finished eating my friend brought a turkey soup for us. We were full but my friend said it's a tradition people eat a lot during new year. When it was 12 o'clock, the fireworks started. And we went out to see some really awesome fireworks.
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| New Year's Dinner. Photo Courtesy : Kamila Haideri |
The next day we went to a place called "Cholpin Atta", it was the last parts of Issyk-Kul lake and the water was completly frozen and when the water was moving we could hear it's voice. On our way back to Bishkek, the car stopped at one point and we got to see the lake again. It was really beautiful. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I got a chance to experience a village life too.
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| Photo Courtesy : Kamila Haideri |
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