We went to find the travel agency. They warned us that the road was torn up a bit! |
These young men were at the wheelchair distribution in May so they were trained in how to assemble the chairs. |
The cushions were delayed in customs, so it took a while to get these chairs distributed. |
More wheelchairs. These are headed to the outlaying areas around Astana. |
The Church's name is on the back of all the wheelchairs. |
If I had to be in a wheelchair, this is the kind I'd like. It is called a Rough Rider to help handle the less than ideal roads, etc. |
Alan took a spin too. |
And our translator, Alina took a spin. |
Kamka, the woman delivering the chairs, Alan and Alina and I and some of our helpers along with the chairs and walkers being distributed. |
These are the older kids at the day care center. This young man loves to perform karaoke. |
Our Welfare Manager, Dima came from Moscow. He and Alan are enjoying the river view. |
This is the Astana Music Hall. It is in the shape of a Kazakh jug. You can see some workers on top. |
This is Highvill (no e). This is where most of our American ex-pats live. They work in the US Embassy and the University. And, they have air conditioning! |
This is the U S Embassy. It was nice to see an American flag! |
No sidewalk on this road yet, so we did the overland trail. |
The new mosque. |
Here you can see the pyramid in the background. It was a beautiful day with blue skies! |
Beautiful chandeliers inside the mosque. |
Everyone is asked to remove their shoes. The women are asked to wear these robes. It's a different look for me! |
Alan and Dima are taking a closer look. Women are forbidden in the central area. |
Dima is trying to figure out the menu for lunch. We are at an Arabian restaurant. Another adventure! |
We were too early for the belly dancers, but we had a great time anyway. The chicken shish ke bobs and fresh bread were great! |
You guys are having way too much fun.
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