March 2013 Postcards

April 1st, 2013 Sections: ianbek

During March the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

  • Calendar
    • Men altymysh zhashtamyn - to mark a personal jubilee – my 60th birthday – I take a look at age in Kyrgyz traditional culture – 08/03/13
    • Questions, questions - Pi day - commemorating the irrational mathematical constant, Einstein’s Birthday and International Ask a Question Day - 14/03/13
    • Day against Cyber Censorship - a “unique” commemorative day in that it was once officially sanctioned by the United Nations, but had that recognition withdrawn by UNESCO – 12/03/13.
    • Playing truant -  The kids are not in school today … but it’s OK, it’s all official and above board – they are not playing truant. Today is a public holiday – Norus.  If, however, they had been in Poland, then they could well have been playing truant … it’s a tradition there to do a Ferris Bueller and take a day off on March 21st – 21/03/13
    • Lady Day - Happy New Year! … Again??? … what’s going on? – 25/03/13
  • Celestial Mountains
    • Boat trips on Lake Issyk Kul - A popular excursion on many tours – 03/03/13
    • Wider horizons - One of the problems with trying yo attract tourists to Kyrgyzstan is that it is a small country, (that few people know much about), so many of our visitors actually visit two or three countries – for example, along the Silk Road – and so I looked at what sort of experiences are possible in the wider region of Central Asia –  10/03/13
    • Getting around - Transport options for travelling around Kyrgyzstan – 17/03/13
    • A place to lay your head … - Accommodation options in Kyrgyzstan – 24/03/13
    • Guides  - finding your way round when visiting a strange country isn’t always easy – 31/03/13
  • Cuisine – Food and Drink
  • Education
    • Playing truant -  The kids are not in school today … but it’s OK, it’s all official and above board – they are not playing truant. Today is a public holiday – Norus.  If, however, they had been in Poland, then they could well have been playing truant … it’s a tradition there to do a Ferris Bueller and take a day off on March 21st – 21/03/13
  • Fauna and Flora
    • Tien Shan Brown Bear - One of the residents of the mountains of Kyrgyzstan – 06/03/13
    • Deer - I was tempted to call this one something like Bambi which was inspired by a report on the internet that “there are now more deer in the UK than at any time since the last Ice Age. The population is currently estimated at around 1.5 million.” – 11/03/13
  • Food and Drink
    • Fassol - A staple of the British diet, which may have been grown here in Kyrgyzstan – 01/03/13
  • For the record
    • Fassol - A staple of the British diet, which may have been grown here in Kyrgyzstan – 01/03/13
    • Coronet Peak - One of the peaks near Bishkek – 05/03/13
  • History 
    • Atake Baatyr – The first Kyrgyz Ambassador - On the anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic, I took a look at the first Kyrgy Ambassador to the Tsar’s court in St. Petersburg  - 20/03/13
  • Language
    • Mini Sagas - It’s not always easy to be concise – 04/03/13
    • Men altymysh zhashtamyn - to mark a personal jubilee – my 60th birthday – I take a look at age in Kyrgyz traditional culture – 08/03/13
  • Life in Kyrgyzstan
    • BishkekPark - Bishkek’s newest shopping center was supposed to open its doors on March 16th … with two towers it is destined to become Bishkek’s tallest building  - 18/03/13
    • Carry on Doctor … - It’s not easy to become a doctor in Kyrgyzstan – 19/03/13
    • Potholes - The state of Bishkek’s roads – 28/03/13
  • Mountains
    • Coronet Peak - One of the peaks near Bishkek – 05/03/13
  • Organizations
    • Membership has its benefits - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 02/03/13
  • People
    • Atake Baatyr – The first Kyrgyz Ambassador - On the anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic, I took a look at the first Kyrgy Ambassador to the Tsar’s court in St. Petersburg  - 20/03/13
    • Murza Gaparov - The Kyrgyz writer Murza Gaparov was born into a farming family on 22nd March, 1936, in the village of Noygut in the Nookat district of the Osh oblast. - 22/03/13
  • Personal 
    • Men altymysh zhashtamyn - to mark a personal jubilee – my 60th birthday – I take a look at age in Kyrgyz traditional culture – 08/03/13
  • Places
  • Tourism
    • Boat trips on Lake Issyk Kul - A popular excursion on many tours – 03/03/13
    • Wider horizons - One of the problems with trying yo attract tourists to Kyrgyzstan is that it is a small country, (that few people know much about), so many of our visitors actually visit two or three countries – for example, along the Silk Road – and so I looked at what sort of experiences are possible in the wider region of Central Asia –  10/03/13
    • Getting around - Transport options for travelling around Kyrgyzstan – 17/03/13
    • Photographing the Pyramids - Some thoughts about the ethics of taking photographs – 27/03/13
    • A place to lay your head … - Accommodation options in Kyrgyzstan – 24/03/13
    • Guides  - finding your way round when visiting a strange country isn’t always easy – 31/03/13
  • Traditional Culture

 

… and not forgetting

Day by Day

  • Fassol - A staple of the British diet, which may have been grown here in Kyrgyzstan – 01/03/13
  • Membership has its benefits - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 02/03/13
  • Boat trips on Lake Issyk Kul - A popular excursion on many tours – 03/03/13
  • Mini Sagas - It’s not always easy to be concise – 04/03/13
  • Coronet Peak - One of the peaks near Bishkek – 05/03/13
  • Tien Shan Brown Bear - One of the residents of the mountains of Kyrgyzstan – 06/03/13
  • The Naryn River - Kyrgyzstan’s longest river, the source of the Syr Darya – 07/03/13
  • Men altymysh zhashtamyn - to mark a personal jubilee – my 60th birthday – I take a look at age in Kyrgyz traditional culture – 08/03/13
  • Exterminate! Exterminate! - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 09/03/13
  • Wider horizons - One of the problems with trying yo attract tourists to Kyrgyzstan is that it is a small country, (that few people know much about), so many of our visitors actually visit two or three countries – for example, along the Silk Road – and so I looked at what sort of experiences are possible in the wider region of Central Asia –  10/03/13
  • Deer - I was tempted to call this one something like Bambi which was inspired by a report on the internet that “there are now more deer in the UK than at any time since the last Ice Age. The population is currently estimated at around 1.5 million.” – 11/03/13
  • Day against Cyber Censorship - a “unique” commemorative day in that it was once officially sanctioned by the United Nations, but had that recognition withdrawn by UNESCO – 12/03/13.
  • Friendship Monument. - One of my favourite monuments in Bishkek – 13/03/13
  • Questions, questions - Pi day - commemorating the irrational mathematical constant, Einstein’s Birthday and International Ask a Question Day - 14/03/13
  • Airan, Kefir and Chalap - refreshing traditional beverages – 15/03/13
  • The Oval - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 16/03/13
  • Getting around - Transport options for travelling around Kyrgyzstan – 17/03/13
  • BishkekPark - Bishkek’s newest shopping center was supposed to open its doors on March 16th … with two towers it is destined to become Bishkek’s tallest building  - 18/03/13
  • Carry on Doctor … - It’s not easy to become a doctor in Kyrgyzstan – 19/03/13
  • Atake Baatyr – The first Kyrgyz Ambassador - On the anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic, I took a look at the first Kyrgy Ambassador to the Tsar’s court in St. Petersburg  - 20/03/13
  • Playing truant -  The kids are not in school today … but it’s OK, it’s all official and above board – they are not playing truant. Today is a public holiday – Norus.  If, however, they had been in Poland, then they could well have been playing truant … it’s a tradition there to do a Ferris Bueller and take a day off on March 21st – 21/03/13
  • Murza Gaparov - The Kyrgyz writer Murza Gaparov was born into a farming family on 22nd March, 1936, in the village of Noygut in the Nookat district of the Osh oblast. - 22/03/13
  • Changeable Weather - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 23/03/13
  • A place to lay your head … - Accommodation options in Kyrgyzstan – 24/03/13
  • Lady Day - Happy New Year! … Again??? … what’s going on? – 25/03/13
  • Semyenovka and Grigorievka -  Two mountain valleys in Kyrgyzstan – 26/03/13
  • Photographing the Pyramids - Some thoughts about the ethics of taking photographs – 27/03/13
  • Potholes - The state of Bishkek’s roads – 28/03/13
  • The use of coins in traditional jewelry - They are not just for decoration … they had practical and mystical value as well – 29/03/13
  • Vincent  - the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 30/03/13
  • Guides  - finding your way round when visiting a strange country isn’t always easy – 31/03/13
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