Postcards – June 2013

July 1st, 2013 Sections: ianbek

During June 2013 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

  • Art
  • Book Review
    • 13 steps with Kazat Akmatov - a review of a book by the famous Kyrgyz author Kazat Akmatove which was being launched at an event in London on Thursday – 19/06/13
  • Calendar
  • Celestial Mountains
    • Crystal Roses - What do you get someone for their fifteenth anniversary? – 02/06/13
    • Christmas all year round - Is it too early to start thinking about this? – 09/06/13
    • “Museum Fatigue”  - Museum visits are often an integral part of an organized tour … and there are a wide variety of museums here in Kyrgyzstan – 16/06/13
    • The “authentic” Silk Road - Anyone who want to travel along the Silk Road overland these days, more or less, has to travel through Kyrgyzstan … giving them the opportunity to experience something that ancient travelers might find familiar – 23/06/13
    • Nam shestnadtset let! - Sixteen years in business – What changes have we seen? – 26/06/13
  • Fauna and Flora
    • Tien Shan Fir trees - Fir trees are a common sight in Kyrgyzstan’s mountains – 24/06/13
  • Food and Drink 
    • Honey, honey … - Nature’s nectar which never spoils – 05/06/13
    • Chak Chak - A traditional Tatar dessert that is also popular in other parts of Russia and in nearby countries – 11/06/13
    • Kuurdak – a traditional Kyrgyz dish - in which I describe a recent encounter with this this popular Kyrgyz dish – 21/06/13
  • For the record 
  • History
    • The Great Silk Road - The Great Silk Road just happens to be one of a number of similar routes that have been given names after the event – 12/06/13
    • Fire, FIRE! - a note about the Kyrgyz Fire Service to mark Fireman’s Day today – 14/06/13
    • The Silk Road – a well trodden route - We’ve all heard, (probably), of Marco Polo – but he wasn’t the only person to travel all the way along the Silk Road – he wasn’t even the first – 17/06/13
  • Life in Kyrgyzstan 
  • People
  • Places
    • Sary Djaz - The fast flowing river in the East of the country is the site of a new proposed Hydro electric project – 18/06/13
  • Tourism
    • Crystal Roses - What do you get someone for their fifteenth anniversary? – 02/06/13
    • Christmas all year round - Is it too early to start thinking about this? – 09/06/13
    • “Museum Fatigue”  - Museum visits are often an integral part of an organized tour … and there are a wide variety of museums here in Kyrgyzstan – 16/06/13
    • The “authentic” Silk Road - Anyone who want to travel along the Silk Road overland these days, more or less, has to travel through Kyrgyzstan … giving them the opportunity to experience something that ancient travelers might find familiar – 23/06/13
    • Extending the season - The “tourist season” in Kyrgyzstan is reckoned to be just 40 days! – 28/06/13
  • Traditional Culture

… and not forgetting

Day by Day

  • Pen pal day - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 01/06/13
  • Crystal Roses - What do you get someone for their fifteenth anniversary? – 02/06/13
  • Scriveners - A trip to see the Notary – 03/06/13
  • Graffiti – revisited - When does graffiti become Art- 04/06/13
  • Honey, honey … - Nature’s nectar which never spoils – 05/06/13
  • Alexander Sergeyevich and the Day of Russian Language - A day of celebration for Russian Speakers – 06/06/13
  • Akyns – a painting in the Museum of Fine Arts - Who’s who in a famous painting in the Museum of Fine Arts – 07/06/13
  • 1984 - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 08/06/13
  • Christmas all year round - Is it too early to start thinking about this? – 09/06/13
  • The Great Silk Road - The Great Silk Road just happens to be one of a number of similar routes that have been given names after the event – 12/06/13
  • Chak Chak - A traditional Tatar dessert that is also popular in other parts of Russia and in nearby countries – 11/06/13
  • Duan Wu Jie – Dragon Boat Festival - The Festival that closed the border – 12/06/13
  • A long and tiring day - A long and tiring day  on Wednesday came to a quixotic conclusion – 13/06/13
  • Fire, FIRE! - a note about the Kyrgyz Fire Service to mark Fireman’s Day today – 14/06/13
  • Dial 101 - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 15/06/13
  • “Museum Fatigue”  - Museum visits are often an integral part of an organized tour … and there are a wide variety of museums here in Kyrgyzstan – 16/06/13
  • The Silk Road – a well trodden route - We’ve all heard, (probably), of Marco Polo – but he wasn’t the only person to travel all the way along the Silk Road – he wasn’t even the first – 17/06/13
  • Sary Djaz - The fast flowing river in the East of the country is the site of a new proposed Hydro electric project – 18/06/13
  • 13 steps with Kazat Akmatov - a review of a book by the famous Kyrgyz author Kazat Akmatove which was being launched at an event in London on Thursday – 19/06/13
  • What to wear for Ladies’ Day - International Women’s Day may have been back in March, but Thursday was Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, where hats are de riguer – 20/06/13
  • Kuurdak – a traditional Kyrgyz dish - in which I describe a recent encounter with this this popular Kyrgyz dish – 21/06/13
  • Checkpoint Charlie  - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 22/06/13
  • The “authentic” Silk Road - Anyone who want to travel along the Silk Road overland these days, more or less, has to travel through Kyrgyzstan … giving them the opportunity to experience something that ancient travelers might find familiar – 23/06/13
  • Tien Shan Fir trees - Fir trees are a common sight in Kyrgyzstan’s mountains – 24/06/13
  • Climatic factors - what is happening with the weather these days? – 25/06/13
  • Nam shestnadtset let! - Sixteen years in business – What changes have we seen? – 26/06/13
  • 21 to 14 - We often hear about “Diplomatic Notes” and “Protests” but what are they?   27/06/13
  • Extending the season - The “tourist season” in Kyrgyzstan is reckoned to be just 40 days! – 28/06/13
  • A fire in the bard’s theater - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 29/06/13
  • In and around Naryn - Things to see and do in and around Naryn- 30/06/13
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