Issyk Kul
Driving my van through Caucasus, Persia and Central Asia for one year...
[En]
4 long winter months between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan following falconers and the first nomadic migrations of May. 4 months trying to get warm in the snowy streets of Bishkek. 4 months hanging around Issyk Kul lake and finally heading to the Pamir mountains (Tajik and Afghan) who will end this long journey of 15 months along Caucasus, Persia and Central Asia ...
> Follow my route day after day on Facebook and Instagram (@karesleroy)
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[Fr]
4 longs mois d’hiver entre le Kazakhstan et le Kirghizistan à suivre les chasseurs aigliers et les premieres migrations nomades du mois de Mai. 4 mois à tenter de se réchauffer dans les rues enneigées de Bishkek. 4 mois à tourner autour du lac Issyk Kul avant de réellement reprendre la route vers le Pamir (Tadjik et Afghan) qui clôtureront ce long voyage de 15 mois entre le Caucase, la Perse et l’Asie Centrale…
> Interviewé sur le site de Novastan en Avril, vous pouvez lire l'article en cliquant ici
> Suivez ma route jour après jour sur Facebook et Instagram (@karesleroy)
On the road | KYRGYZSTAN
Circumcision ceremony of a young boy of Arslanbob | KYRGYZSTAN
Over 1000 people gathered for a circumcision ceremony of a young boy of Arslanbob | KYRGYZSTAN
An Aksakal ("white beard)" of Arslanbob | KYRGYZSTAN
Throughout the day, the public will be able to admire wrestling | KYRGYZSTAN
Preparing a meal for more than 1,000 people | KYRGYZSTAN
A giant Plov, a cult dish of Central Asia, in which rice is cooked with carrot and garlic | KYRGYZSTAN
Circumcision ceremony of a young boy of Arslanbob | KYRGYZSTAN
The Jeti-Ögüz Rocks is a geological protected area. The name derives from the rock formation's resemblance to seven bulls and a legend about a khan's unfaithful wife. The rock formation is a well-known landmark in Kyrgyzstan and is seen as a national or regional symbol, and hence is the subject of paintings, songs, and even music videos | KYRGYZSTAN
A famous falconer of Bokonbayev and his eagle| KYRGYZSTAN
Eagles hunt wolves, foxes and rabbits | KYRGYZSTAN
The beginning of a hunting | KYRGYZSTAN
Gengis, 8 years old, the youngest falconer of Kazakhstan | KAZAKHSTAN
Shaman in Bishkek | KYRGYZSTAN
Kyrgyz pattern | KYRGYZSTAN
Issyk Kul lake | KYRGYZSTAN
Me on the peaks overlooking Issyk Kul lake | KYRGYZSTAN (photo by Charline Gerbault / ITWIA)
The Issyk Kul rider | KYRGYZSTAN
Kyrgyz Portraits | KYRGYZSTAN
Construction of the first yurts of the season | KYRGYZSTAN
A woman preparing the Kumis, a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare's milk. The drink remains important to the peoples of the Central Asian steppes | KYRGYZSTAN
Kyrgyz nomadic baby, Kyrchyn pasture | KYRGYZSTAN
The woman in the yurt uses a Samovar to boil water, which is typically used to make tea in Central Asia and Russia | KYRGYZSTAN