Amazing Place ( Journal#13 )

I came here from the small mountain country; mountains cover eighty percent of my country. But don’t think that I live on the one of Tian Chan’s peaks. I live in the Chu valley; it looks like a saucer with ranges of snowy mountains on its edge. There are six valleys and all of them are connected by the web of roads curving in the mountains. You can visit a lot of beautiful and amazing places there; unfortunately tourist sector isn’t highly developed in my country. So if you like hiking, “wild” way of life – without “five stars” hotels, and pure environment with astonishing natural see sights, my country is the best place for your vacations. Nonetheless, the pearl of Kyrgyzstan is Issyk – Kule Lake.

Issyk – Kule Lake is “lost” among the Tian Chan Mountains, it’s like an oasis in a desert, where traveler can find shelter and rest. The road runs along the shore and through a great number of villages and recreation centers. The boards with the names of guest houses constantly flash before the eyes - “Sun”, “Ray”, “Rahat”, “Golden Sand”….While visitors are looking for the place to settle, the cool and tender breeze from the lake blows into their faces and brings the smell of salt water. Vacationers as “ants” occupy every free “corner” on the shore. They enjoy warm and lulling rays of the sun, softness of the “golden” sand, purity of the gentle water, “music” of the waves and awesome view of the lake. Brightness of the blue lake blind the eyes and snowy peaks of mountains on the other lake’s side make this picture incredible.