Destination : The Silk Road http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8 en-EU http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Steenderen, The Netherlands http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/28/steenderen-the-netherlands-15?blog=8 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:01:30 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG 499@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>Home, sweet home !</p> <p><img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_twisted.gif" alt="&#58;&#62;" class="middle" /> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_crazy.gif" alt="&#58;&#99;&#114;&#97;&#122;&#121;&#58;" class="middle" /> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/graydead.gif" alt="&#88;&#88;&#40;" class="middle" /> <b>NO BAGAGE</b> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/icon_mad2.gif" alt="" title="" /> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/rage.gif" alt="" title="" /> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/shakefist.gif" alt="" title="" /></p> <p>Yes, it is a rerun from April 14th, the beginning of my trip. Now they just lost it in Istanbul, Turkey. I filled out a baggage tracing report. It will be send home in a few days, probably. Everything went well flying back home, lots of delays, but the flights were not that bad.</p> <p>Today visit <b><a href="http://flophouse.nl/index.php/category/normaal/" target="_blank">Normaal</a></b>, and try to get used to normal life again <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_cool.gif" alt="&#66;&#41;" class="middle" />.</p> Home, sweet home !

:> :crazy: XX( NO BAGAGE

Yes, it is a rerun from April 14th, the beginning of my trip. Now they just lost it in Istanbul, Turkey. I filled out a baggage tracing report. It will be send home in a few days, probably. Everything went well flying back home, lots of delays, but the flights were not that bad.

Today visit Normaal, and try to get used to normal life again B).

]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/28/steenderen-the-netherlands-15?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=499 Bishkek - Istanbul - Amsterdam http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/27/kyrgyzstan-turkey-the-netherlands?blog=8 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:33:49 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 497@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p><img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/icon_radio.gif" alt="" title="" />Mama, I'm coming home - Ozzy Osbourne</p> Mama, I'm coming home - Ozzy Osbourne

]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/27/kyrgyzstan-turkey-the-netherlands?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=497 Kyrgyzstan, the route http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/26/kyrgyzstan-the-route?blog=8 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:59:00 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 501@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p><iframe width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=http:%2F%2Fweblog.kemper.nu%2Fmedia%2Fblogs%2FTMUZTJKG%2FKyrgyzstan.kml&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=p&amp;ll=41.409776,75.19043&amp;spn=4.943494,8.789062&amp;z=6&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=http:%2F%2Fweblog.kemper.nu%2Fmedia%2Fblogs%2FTMUZTJKG%2FKyrgyzstan.kml&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=p&amp;ll=41.409776,75.19043&amp;spn=4.943494,8.789062&amp;z=6" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
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]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/26/kyrgyzstan-the-route?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=501 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/26/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-1?blog=8 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:42:29 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 498@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>Just wrapping up my travels and wandering around Bishkek. Reading some local english language news papers, like the <b><a href="http://www.timesca.com" target="_blank">Times of Central Asia</a></b> and sipping a beer at Dubovny park. By now i can translate the Cyrillic into Roman, but that still does not mean i understand it. </p> <p>Some headlines in local news :<br /> - Old machinery hampers Kyrgyz agricultural development<br /> - Presidential election to go live on TV in Kyrgyzstan<br /> - EU provides &#8364;300,000 for victims of floods and mudslides in Tajikistan<br /> - Uzbek farmers against the fact that police escorts crops harvesting<br /> - Uzbekistan increases gas supply to Tajikistan almost 3.5 times<br /> - Turkmenistan, China sign gas agreement<br /> - Turkmenistan unaffected by global economic crisis</p> <p>And of course get some international food and a really good cup of coffee [not the poor-some-water-on-brown-powder-stuff]. Bishkek is a young capital. I wonder what will happen in about a month when elections are being kept at July 23rd. Four years ago it ended in the <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_revolution" target="_blank">Tulip Revolution</a></b>.</p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010539.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010539.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Flag with a centered 'tunduk'. The 'tunduk' is the skylight in a yurt.</strong> </span></span></a></div> Just wrapping up my travels and wandering around Bishkek. Reading some local english language news papers, like the Times of Central Asia and sipping a beer at Dubovny park. By now i can translate the Cyrillic into Roman, but that still does not mean i understand it.

Some headlines in local news :
- Old machinery hampers Kyrgyz agricultural development
- Presidential election to go live on TV in Kyrgyzstan
- EU provides €300,000 for victims of floods and mudslides in Tajikistan
- Uzbek farmers against the fact that police escorts crops harvesting
- Uzbekistan increases gas supply to Tajikistan almost 3.5 times
- Turkmenistan, China sign gas agreement
- Turkmenistan unaffected by global economic crisis

And of course get some international food and a really good cup of coffee [not the poor-some-water-on-brown-powder-stuff]. Bishkek is a young capital. I wonder what will happen in about a month when elections are being kept at July 23rd. Four years ago it ended in the Tulip Revolution.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Flag with a centered 'tunduk'. The 'tunduk' is the skylight in a yurt.
]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/26/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-1?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=498 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/24/bishkek-kyrgyzstan?blog=8 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:23:51 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 496@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>Today met Jan and Simone. Well, some people know how to make me jealous. My trip lasted two and a half months and their trip is going to last 2 years or whenever their money is running out, cycling from <b><a href="http://www.whereoneartharewe.nl/?page_id=24" target="_blank">Holland to Australia</a></b>. It might be a bit to basic for me cycling and pitching a tent where you can, but anyway. For me it will end in Bishkek <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_cry.gif" alt="&#58;&#39;&#40;" class="middle" />. </p> <p>I am going to end my trip in style; at the <b><a href="http://www.silkroadlodge.kg/" target="_blank">Silk Road Lodge</a></b>. Way to expensive and it has none of the ammenities all the other hotels had [style is one], but what the heck.</p> <p><img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/icon_radio.gif" alt="" title="" />Nergens meer naar toe - Blof</p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010516.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010516.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan</strong> </span></span></a></div> Today met Jan and Simone. Well, some people know how to make me jealous. My trip lasted two and a half months and their trip is going to last 2 years or whenever their money is running out, cycling from Holland to Australia. It might be a bit to basic for me cycling and pitching a tent where you can, but anyway. For me it will end in Bishkek :'(.

I am going to end my trip in style; at the Silk Road Lodge. Way to expensive and it has none of the ammenities all the other hotels had [style is one], but what the heck.

Nergens meer naar toe - Blof

Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan
]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/24/bishkek-kyrgyzstan?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=496 Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/23/cholpon-ata-kyrgyzstan?blog=8 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:34:41 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 495@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>Travelled around Issyk-Kol lake from the south-side to the north-side. This town is packed with russians and kazakhs in august, now it is not that bad. I'll just go check the lake and in the afternoon try and find some ancient petroglyphs. Some date from the Bronze Age, but most are Saka-Usun (8th century BC to 1st century AD). The site was used for sacrificies to the sun gods. Most are of long-horned ibex.</p> <p>Tomorrow i will head for my final destination: Bishkek. Flying home on Saturday with Turkish Airlines, with a long stopover in Istanbul <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_twisted.gif" alt="&#58;&#62;" class="middle" />. <b><a href="http://www.nu.nl/vliegramp-schiphol/" target="_blank">This</a></b> has already happened, so i should be fine <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="&#58;&#114;&#111;&#108;&#108;&#58;" class="middle" />.</p> <p><img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/icon_radio.gif" alt="" title="" />Everybody is going to be happy - Queens of the stoneage</p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010527.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010527.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - Long-horned ibex with wolves carved in rock.</strong> </span></span></a></div><div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010528.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010528.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - bulbul stone sculptures</strong> </span></span></a></div> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010529.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010529.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - Try and locate the ibex !</strong> </span></span></a></div><div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010530.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010530.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - The Unesco open-air museum is marked with the help of German Government</strong> </span></span></a></div> Travelled around Issyk-Kol lake from the south-side to the north-side. This town is packed with russians and kazakhs in august, now it is not that bad. I'll just go check the lake and in the afternoon try and find some ancient petroglyphs. Some date from the Bronze Age, but most are Saka-Usun (8th century BC to 1st century AD). The site was used for sacrificies to the sun gods. Most are of long-horned ibex.

Tomorrow i will head for my final destination: Bishkek. Flying home on Saturday with Turkish Airlines, with a long stopover in Istanbul :>. This has already happened, so i should be fine :roll:.

Everybody is going to be happy - Queens of the stoneage

Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - Long-horned ibex with wolves carved in rock.
Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - bulbul stone sculptures
Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - Try and locate the ibex !
Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan - The Unesco open-air museum is marked with the help of German Government
]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/23/cholpon-ata-kyrgyzstan?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=495 Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/21/kadji-sai-kyrgyzstan?blog=8 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16:53 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 494@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>[B] After yesterday's eagle show i now intend to a walk bit and find a <b><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=003ca6a0-ee81-49a7-a771-227491459b71" target="_blank">cache</a></b> in Kyrgyzstan. I still have <b><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=1e8941d6-e917-4817-b394-7d2ef530e769" target="_blank">TB Bagheera</a></b> on me. And it wants to see the world ... I could better have stayed at Tong, since that place is closer to the cache. From Zina's B&amp;B it is 7 km as the kyrgyz eagle flies <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/rsc/smilies/icon_razz.gif" alt="&#58;&#112;" class="middle" />. The road leads along Issyk-Kol lake, so that is going to be a nice stroll. The sun is shining and people are enjoying the sunday on the beach.</p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010430.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010430.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Issyk-Kol lake, Kyrgyzstan - Temperature is nice to go for a swim.</strong> </span></span></a></div> <p><br /></p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w400 t400"> <a href="http://gallery.kemper.nu/albums/tmuztjkg/pano-kg-issykkul.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="http://gallery.kemper.nu/albums/tmuztjkg/pano-kg-issykkul.jpg" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadjisai, Kyrgyzstan - Lake Issyk Kul</strong> </span></span></a></div> <p><br /></p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w400 t400"> <a href="http://gallery.kemper.nu/albums/tmuztjkg/pano-kg-kadjisai.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="http://gallery.kemper.nu/albums/tmuztjkg/pano-kg-kadjisai.jpg" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadjisai, Kyrgyzstan - The backdrop of lake Issyk-Kul, with a cementary</strong> </span></span></a></div> <p><br /><br /> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/ktekenplaatsticker_l.jpg" alt="" title="" width="400" /></p> [B] After yesterday's eagle show i now intend to a walk bit and find a cache in Kyrgyzstan. I still have TB Bagheera on me. And it wants to see the world ... I could better have stayed at Tong, since that place is closer to the cache. From Zina's B&B it is 7 km as the kyrgyz eagle flies :p. The road leads along Issyk-Kol lake, so that is going to be a nice stroll. The sun is shining and people are enjoying the sunday on the beach.

Issyk-Kol lake, Kyrgyzstan - Temperature is nice to go for a swim.


Kadjisai, Kyrgyzstan - Lake Issyk Kul


Kadjisai, Kyrgyzstan - The backdrop of lake Issyk-Kul, with a cementary



]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/21/kadji-sai-kyrgyzstan?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=494 Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/20/kadji-sai-kyrgyzstan-3?blog=8 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:02:45 +0000 Vincent TMUZTJKG Kyrgyzstan 493@http://weblog.kemper.nu/ <p>[B] Why go to Kadji-Sai ? I never heard of the place before i even was in Kyrgyzstan. In soviet-times the place was referred to as '<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Frunze" target="_blank">Frunze 10</a></b>' and bad quality uranium was mined here for three years. </p> <p>Well, that is because they have the world famous Ishenbek and seven year old Tuman. Tuman is a kyrgyz eagle. So on arrival he wants to get me on a horse, but when i mention i want to see the eagle he settles with that. It is not the season to go hunting in the wild, so Zina takes a bunny reared for food. After their B&amp;B is a place where Tuman can hunt the rabbit. It gets away under a prickely bush the first time, but the second time Tuman is relentless and tears the small animal to pieces. It is not funny for the bunny !</p> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010392.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010392.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman is not impressed about the 'Seattle Seahawk' on my shirt</strong> </span></span></a></div><div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010413.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010413.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Do not touch my bunny while i'm eating !</strong> </span></span></a></div> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010418.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010418.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - It is not funny for the bunny !</strong> </span></span></a></div><div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010510.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010510.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman, 7-year old kyrgyz eagle</strong> </span></span></a></div> <div class="Zoom Zright Zleft w250 t200"> <a href="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010482.JPG" target="_blank"> <img src="http://weblog.kemper.nu/media/blogs/TMUZTJKG/P1010482.JPG" alt=" " title="" /> <span class="caption"> <span class="inner"><strong>Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman, 7-year old kyrgyz eagle</strong> </span></span></a></div> [B] Why go to Kadji-Sai ? I never heard of the place before i even was in Kyrgyzstan. In soviet-times the place was referred to as 'Frunze 10' and bad quality uranium was mined here for three years.

Well, that is because they have the world famous Ishenbek and seven year old Tuman. Tuman is a kyrgyz eagle. So on arrival he wants to get me on a horse, but when i mention i want to see the eagle he settles with that. It is not the season to go hunting in the wild, so Zina takes a bunny reared for food. After their B&B is a place where Tuman can hunt the rabbit. It gets away under a prickely bush the first time, but the second time Tuman is relentless and tears the small animal to pieces. It is not funny for the bunny !

Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman is not impressed about the 'Seattle Seahawk' on my shirt
Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Do not touch my bunny while i'm eating !
Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - It is not funny for the bunny !
Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman, 7-year old kyrgyz eagle
Kadji-Sai, Kyrgyzstan - Tuman, 7-year old kyrgyz eagle
]]> http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php/2009/06/20/kadji-sai-kyrgyzstan-3?blog=8#comments http://weblog.kemper.nu/index.php?blog=8&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=493