Well, eight days I think, but anyway, as this was the 26th June again, you can see the camera batteries took a bit of a battering. We took Anna out for her (almost) daily walk, and decided to check out how the preparations for Astana Day (and the International Religious Tolerance Forum) were coming along. If you have ever seen pictures of Yurts, and wondered how they were made, and the process that creates them, you’ll hopefully get a slightly better idea soon. If you’re reading this on the front page, you’ll need to click the link under the first photo to see the rest – there are a lot, and so to keep the front page readable, I’ve hidden them away.
Anna At Entrance To Astana Park, With Yurts In The Background
Yes, I know the last image in the set below is a repeat of the one before the fold. I’ve just spent 20 minutes battling with WordPress’ image gallery, and given up I’m afraid. I also had to type out the descriptions for some of these pictures four times, before I remembered to click Save Changes before Insert Gallery :/ I’ll learn eventually.
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- Not Very Subtle Security
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- View Of Yurts From Across The Car Park
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- Yurts In An Early Stage Of Construction
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- The Materials Required To Build A Yurt. Well Lots. You Know What I Mean
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- Wood, Canvas, Rope, Stuff. Yurt Construction In Background
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- More Yurt Building
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- Old Kazakh Language (?) Writing On The Pillars At The Entrance To Astana Park
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- Seating In Place, No Stage Yet, Traditional Goods Market In The Background
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- Irina & Anna With A Half Built Yurt In Astana Park
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- Aforementioned Market Thingy. With Fake Wall And Ramparts.
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- Flowery Walkabout With Anna And Irina
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- Kazakhstan? Tick. Tree? Tick. It Must Be Painted White Socks Time Then…
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- Four And Three Wheeled Rented Go Karts In Astana Park
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- Water Truck. I Originally Wrote A Lot More For This Description. Fourth Time I’ve Lost All Info. Lost The Will To Type It Out Again. It Waters Flowers And Stuff
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- Pretty Swans, Ugly (Fairy Tale?) Figures
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- Raised Platform For Yurts To Stand On. With Chris And Anna.
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- Three Quarters Completed Yurt
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- (New?) Symbol For Astana. Design Incorporates The Shape Of A Water Vessel And A Shanrak. The Bit At The Top Of A Yurt…
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- Anna At Entrance To Astana Park, With Yurts In The Background
August 19th, 2009 7:28 am
I am wicked upset!!!!I can't believe you posted pics on how they set up Astana Days…. Astana Days will never be the same to me!!!
August 20th, 2009 12:15 am
Somehow, you must struggle to continue, perhaps find meaning in other days during the year. At some point in the future, you will go an hour without dreaming about Astana park, then a day, then a week, eventually a month. One day, you'll even be able to say the words without a tear forming in your eye, remembering how it was ruined when you saw the preparations.