In wooden cottage at Borovoe

Imagine. Green reservoir with a beautiful lake and cliffs that surround the forest in the middle of the empty steppe...that's Borovoe. And there you are staying in the warm wooden cottage in early cold autumn in Northern Kazakhstan. The region is not far from Southern Siberia, so early autumn weather can be very chilling. And just before the dinner, you've been to traditional "banya" ("sauna"). And then it is the dinner time...
(September, 2008)

I appreciate Leila's family who organized this small trip for us.

In wooden cottage at Borovoe, originally uploaded by aibek_dunaev.

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Renata and Yulia feeding the squirrels in Borovoe reservoir (Kazakhstan) while Alex is trying to take their videos and I am trying to tempt one...








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Borovoe - Kazakhstan

DSC_0240, originally uploaded by aibek_dunaev.

Borovoe is a popular destination for the locals of Northern Kazakhstan, and particularly from the capital - Astana. This place, the reservoir, has many lakes surrounded by cliffs, mountains and forests. It is indeed "pearl of the steppe" as Kazakhs like to call it. We spent 1 full day there with overnight stay in a nice wooden cottage, interesting guided excursion around the reservoir, banya (russian bath) and lots of local food. And in a great company of funny and cool people. Thanks to Leila's family for organizing it for us. We had blast!
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