Parr Planet – Travels with Stephen & Kathleen
Follow us as we travel the World!
We cross back into Kazahstan over a mountain pass and are treated to a couple of days checking out some of its natural wonders before heading to Almaty for a quick view of the city. It is unfortunately raining when we arrive, but our weather thus far has been so amazing that we take it …
Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. It was originally established as Bozok in the 8th century and was built into a sprawling modern city with huge boulevards, mosques, civic buildings, monuments and etc. by 1997, when it replaced Almaty as the capital. Not much that is historical remains here and it is mostly interesting as a modern, …