Today I walked to the Central Post Office and back - 30 minutes one way along Sovietskaya, the main north-south road through Bishkek. It was burning hot, but a gorgeous day. Of course, I took some photos... and here they are:
See what's on top of that blue(ish) building? No? Scroll down.
Dolphins!
A very dry fish fountain
It's not an open sewer... but it's not exactly clean water either.
Starting last month, the previously bone-dry ditches along every road in the city began to flow with water of dubious quality.
Yay :-)
This building has always intrigued me, although I'd never photographed it before. It's not really in a decent place for getting full shots of it. It's currently a sports center, but I wonder what it was originally...
A closer look
The sign says "Boxing Hall"
This little thing on the roof is fabulous
I took one look at this sign (they're all over town) and every fibre of my body screamed "SCAM!" He claims to be a millionaire representing the International Academy of Financial Success, and he's here to teach the Kyrgyz how to become millionaires. You know, for a fee.
I wouldn't trust this man as far as I could throw him, and we all know that ain't far! Plus, he apparently got arrested trying to sneak into Russia from Ukraine with forged papers.
And the logo here just screams "pyramid scam" to me.
Also, what's with центр разбития человека? I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that mean "center of the broken man"?
6 comments:
development = развития
it is a V not a B :)
hahaha, you're right, it is a V. That makes MUCH more sense.
Also, my uncle sold Kirby vaccuums for years...
Oh my god. That's one of the most repulsive-looking men I've ever seen.
My dad sold Kirby vacuums for one day. And I grew up with his salesman sample as the family vacuum.
And, yeah, I am with Gwen: scary!
he is thoroughly repulsive....
(and we actually had a "Keeler" vaccuum for years, which my uncle sold for a while after he broke with Kirby. although i think the motto was "nothing runs like a keeler" which isn't exactly encouraging...)
Hey, Jane! This red building on Sovietskaya was a fire station initially. That's why it has this fabulous thing on top of it: there was a bell inside it that rang when any fire was indicated in surrounding area.
The ditches are first of all for taking aside the water from melting glaciers near Bishkek.
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