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Entry Two: 8 April
Only in the OHara airport....terribly uneventful so far save the near miss of an accident in our bus as the driver swerved madly on the Chicago expressway avoiding a truck suddenly crossing lanes.
I am thinking about the last time I traveled to Kyrgyzstan, I was with George (my husband) and Joe (our son). The banking system in Kyrgyzstan was basically non existent at the time, and no ATMs. We were advised to carry lots of cash to get us started.....so each of us had $2000 in money belts wrapped around our waists and under our shirts. Today I have only $300....I am told there are ATMs. I will trust this! And debit cards are now also used. I am sure I am in store for more discoveries!
I am thinking about the last time I traveled to Kyrgyzstan, I was with George (my husband) and Joe (our son). The banking system in Kyrgyzstan was basically non existent at the time, and no ATMs. We were advised to carry lots of cash to get us started.....so each of us had $2000 in money belts wrapped around our waists and under our shirts. Today I have only $300....I am told there are ATMs. I will trust this! And debit cards are now also used. I am sure I am in store for more discoveries!
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Comment by Henrik Nielsen on April 11, 2009 at 5:29am -
Hi Betty
Hope you have a good time back in the USSR (no, that was the Beatles). I mean back in Kyrgyzstan. I've never been there myself, but with some experience from East and Central Europe I can imagine what it is like. Why not come back via Copenhagen and Lis and I shall show you around - all the best - Henrik
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Comment by Betty Tonsing on April 10, 2009 at 11:34am -
I will be in Osh half my three week stay...that is where the symposium is being held this year. I did not get to Osh while here five years ago. My Kyrgyz friends tell me it is more of the 'Orient' than Bishkek....which really is very Russian. In some ways I think they are more proud of Osh in terms of their culture than Bishkek, which now is a very large city with both huge Russian and Western influences...hard to city the heritage through it all.
My third blog is up.
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Comment by George Haines on April 9, 2009 at 7:05pm
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Hi Betty,
Just read your other post about Kyrgyz history. Good stuff. Are you going to be in the Ferghana Valley at all while you are there?
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