10th August. I’m sure on the date for this Anna’s Photos post, because it was taken on the same day as Irina’s and my anniversary. We returned to the Astana Park Hotel outdoor restaurant, and I discovered their pizzas were lovely, definitely better value for money than the sashlique I’d tried previously.
Anna was once again very well behaved, and the gazebos offer enough privacy that Anna had a meal with us at the same time 🙂 No photos of that…
However, also in this post are some photos of the Kazakh-style wiring we found at the entrance to Astana Park. I had originally thought that the structure was permanent, and thought that supply of mains electricity jerry rigged from the nearest lamp post was utterly laughable. However, the piece has now been removed (installed for Astana Day/the international conference for religious tolerance), so the wiring was only ever supposed to be temporary. Worthy of a giggle then, but not a full blown guffaw. The structure was a combination of a traditional drink vessel found in Kazakhstan, and the ventilation area at the top of a yurt.
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- Irina And Anna At The Astana Park Hotel
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- Chris And Anna
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- Lamppost And Logo
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- Bodge Bodge Bodge
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- Quality Wiring
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- No Cables Over 2 Metres Could Be Found?
September 4th, 2009 2:40 am
When you say “the piece was a combination of a traditional drink vessel found in Kazakhstan, and the ventilation area at the top of a yurt” I take it you mean the logo? I only guessed cos I know abouot the traditional yurt top one and it is indeed similar. I was going to ask whether you were writing posts at 4am again but it appears this one was written at a civilised hour 🙂
Lol, I must get around to posting about some Aussie quirks for a laugh. They’re not quite as bad as the dodgy electrics you show here but still funny 🙂
September 4th, 2009 11:16 am
I’ve changed the word piece to structure, which should hopefully clarify what I meant. Also, yes, the post was written quite late – I have finally finished writing all the Anna Photo posts, but rather than have 20 odd posts suddenly appear all in one go, I set them 8 hours apart over a few days.