Mar 24 2012

Goalkeeper.Local band posing f…

Category: Eating Out,Friends,Pictures,TweetsChrisM @ 9:17 pm

Goalkeeper.Local band posing for photos, no amplification involved & then Arsenal fans – http://t.co/M6hpQBoJ http://t.co/VcXPo1p0

Band In Chef's Clothing Cooking Up Some Silent Tracks For The (Proper) Camera

Dr Ken & Lara Showing Their Support For Arsenal At Bar Goalkeeper

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Aug 05 2011

At Izbushka 4 1st time

Category: Eating Out,Pictures,TweetsChrisM @ 2:30 pm

At Izbushka 4 1st time.Lunch is canteen-style.We had beef,fried egg, 2xchips,soup,salad,meat dish&dessert for 2000Tenge http://post.ly/2lazL

Isbushka, Astana, Kazakhstan
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I meant to add in a later tweet (but forgot), the restaurant/cafe has remained faithful to the old fashioned Russian house style in some areas – the toilets there are the stand up/hole in ground (well ceramics)/French-style. However the hand dryer is the Dyson type where two thin blades of air are blasted at your hands. However no instructions are given, meaning some people try to fit both hands in the narrow gap and spend forever trying to dry their hands in vain!

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Jul 21 2011

Khan Shatyr

Category: Anna's Photos,Eating Out,Kazakhstan,PicturesChrisM @ 5:28 pm

When Khan Shatyr finally opened last year, we decided to take a look (8th of July 2010). It is certainly striking when you walk down Turan Ave, with a pretty unique shape on the horizon. When we arrived, it became obvious that the opening had been a little rushed, but it was still worth checking it out. There is a vertical rollercoaster in the middle, which I’ve not come across before in any British shopping centres 🙂
One of the fast food outlets definitely caught my eye, but I’ve since learnt that it may just be a Spongebob Squarepants reference, rather than anything more unsavoury. At one point we found some tables and chairs, and decided to have a quick sit-down, as Anna was a little tired from all the walking around. We hadn’t been there five minutes before a staff member came over and told us we couldn’t sit there. Was the table reserved? No. Were they about to clean it, or close off that area? No. The reason was that the restaurant wasn’t to be opened for a few days at least, and this meant that no one was allowed to sit at the anonymous tables.
Moving on, we found a cafe that was open, and started to look through the menu. I noticed that the on-table promoted drinks were not that generous – the prices were approximately the same you’ll find in some pricier places, but the amount was exactly 1000 times less! (See the photo below, obviously a mis-print 🙂 ). You need to pay a fairly high price to use Kahn Shatyr’s beach, but you apparently also get use of some of the other facilities, and given the land-locked nature of Kazakhstan, I guess they feel they can charge a high premium for the novelty of a sandy beach!


Jul 21 2011

Pivovaroff Menu

Category: Eating Out,PicturesChrisM @ 3:46 pm

Mid July last year we went to Pivovaroff, and I completely forgot to upload the images I took of their menu. Although they have a new one now, the content and prices are still vaguely similar, so in case you want to try a German-style beer keller that does great sausages (and apparently sea food), check the pictures below. On the day we took these pictures, everything was great except the sauce on one of the desserts contained cream that had gone off. To our great surprise (compared to the attitude you’d find in some other local places), they apologized, replaced them with alternatives, and gave us a free extra one by way of apology 🙂
Oh, in case I haven’t mentioned it previously, when talking about this place, they brew their own beers on-site!


Jul 21 2011

Rivere Restaurant

Category: Eating Out,Friends,Personal,Pictures,VideosChrisM @ 3:38 pm

This post will have both pictures and videos in it, unlike Anna-based posts, as it won’t be imported to her own blog automatically, and so categories won’t cause duplication. Back in early July last year, Ira and I met up with Walton and Assel at the summer cafe section of the Rivere restaurant, within Astana park. We had a great evening, with good food, tasty baccy in the hubbly-bubbly and entertainment from a couple of singers.
I had already been there for a couple of World Cup (football/soccer) matches with some good friends, so knew the service was good. The prices are a little high, and I’d not want to be there during a heavy rainstorm, but if you have run out of places to try in Astana, it is worth a visit.



As far as I can remember, I only posted some pictures and videos taken on my phone last year, not from a proper camera. Anyway, here are some clips…









Jul 18 2011

Irina has completed her last d…

Category: Anna's Videos,Eating Out,TweetsChrisM @ 8:37 pm

Irina has completed her last day of work 4 a while, neither of us felt like cooking so off to Ali BaBa we went. Anna – http://post.ly/2WzwQ

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Jul 08 2011

At Bar Muller, celebrating Dan…

Category: Eating Out,Friends,Personal,Pictures,TweetsChrisM @ 8:58 pm

At Bar Muller, celebrating DanC’s daughter arriving safe& sound. Big chilled jug of Keller on the table. Sausages 2come http://post.ly/2MHWr

(Originally) 3.5 Litres of chilled beer at Bar Muller

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Jun 23 2011

Anna’s dedushka’s(Ira’s papa’s…

Category: Eating Out,Friends,Pictures,TweetsChrisM @ 8:56 pm

Anna’s dedushka’s(Ira’s papa’s)birthday celebration @ Ali BaBa.Original plan was2eat indoors @ Fahsi,but2nice weather. http://post.ly/2GbkS

Friends And Family At Deduska's Birthday Meal

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Jun 13 2011

Sunday’s Photos

Category: Anna's Photos,Eating Out,Friends,Personal,PicturesChrisM @ 1:53 pm

Rather than have 8 different posts from the same day, I thought I’d collect up all the images in one go.

I’ll delete the original tweets, but in case you want the links, here they are…

20 mins later the missing dishes arrive 🙂 Demalis in Astana Park is the venue http://post.ly/2CHMc

Two (many?) Dans 🙂 http://post.ly/2CH3T

All aboard! http://post.ly/2CG5c

Lara, Ksusha & Dasha spinning this time http://post.ly/2CG4S

You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record… http://post.ly/2CFzW

Anna driving around http://post.ly/2CFxD

On a ride in Astana Park http://post.ly/2CFom

Anna dressed ready for a walk in the park. http://post.ly/2CERG

I’ll try and return to some proper blog posts later this week.


Jun 08 2011

At Italiano w/ Irina’s friends…

Category: Anna's Photos,Eating Out,Friends,Pictures,TweetsChrisM @ 1:48 pm

At Italiano w/ Irina’s friends from work. One photo missing will recover it. http://post.ly/2ApEr http://post.ly/2ApGR http://post.ly/2ApJl

Me & Ira's Friends At Italiano

Italiano, Astana

Irina, Anna & Irina's Friends From Work At Italiano Restaurant, Astana

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No, the lost photos are indeed lost, it appears they were never uploaded to posterous. Sorry.

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