KZ Photos

Saturday, May 27, 2006


Shakhtinsk from the steppe. Posted by Picasa


Canned horse meat. I haven't eaten it, I prefer my hosremeat fresh. Posted by Picasa

Sunday, May 21, 2006


Heating Sysytem in Shakhtinsk.  Posted by Picasa


A typical train station in the middle on the steppe where the local ladies wheel up thier baby carts full of dried fish, soda, beer, fruit, fermented horse milk, pastries, etc. Posted by Picasa


Me, my friend Shain and our new Fascist fighting friend on Victory Day, May, 9. Posted by Picasa


South KZ bazaar. We ate some sausage from this galloper later that night, it wasn't too bad but a bit gamey. Posted by Picasa


Lenin is everywhere. Here  Posted by Picasa


Shashleek, it's the KZ version of BBQ and tastes much better than it looks in preparation. Posted by Picasa

Thursday, May 18, 2006


Steppe Picnic with some of my local friends. Eating pork shashleek. Posted by Picasa


Kazakhstan Cowboy Posted by Picasa


These were our visitors when we had a picnic on the steppe. Notice the "mountains" in the background, we had to drive 150 km to get even this close to them Posted by Picasa


My spa. This is how I bathe, a heating coil in a bucket of water then I dump it over my head and convince myself I am clean. Posted by Picasa