📸 My favorite photos of my trip to Kyrgyzstan!

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Me during a hike at Barskoon Waterfall.
Me during a hike at Barskoon Waterfall.4032×3024 1.77 MB

I have been posting quite some pictures on my social media from my trip to Kyrgyzstan, and I did not want to withhold you guys from these.

After traveling in Kyrgyzstan for 13 days, renting a car and driving more than 2.500 km, seeing many gorgeous places, I was able to snap some good ones. :blush:

Most of them were shot with a Google Pixel 3XL.

Iterinary of my 2 week travel in Kyrgyzstan.
Iterinary of my 2 week travel in Kyrgyzstan.1245×624 181 KB

(I created this iterinary based on my Google timeline locations. Want to learn how to plot this? Read my guide here.)

Enjoy! As always I am very curious to hear what your favorite picture is.

The beast that took me around this country, driving on lots of terrible roads. Toyota Highlander - Rented at Travel Land Bishkek
The beast that took me around this country, driving on lots of terrible roads. Toyota Highlander - Rented at Travel Land Bishkek4032×3024 1.25 MB

Poppy flower fields on the road from Bishkek to Osh!
Poppy flower fields on the road from Bishkek to Osh!3024×4032 1.64 MB
SUCH an amazing sunset, a festival of colors.
SUCH an amazing sunset, a festival of colors.4032×3024 1.78 MB
A princess guiding her two princesses at Osh.
A princess guiding her two princesses at Osh.3024×4032 2.04 MB
The astonishing Toktogul Reservoir of more than 200 square km!
The astonishing Toktogul Reservoir of more than 200 square km!4032×3024 1.98 MB
A very friendly man guiding the way after asking where to go.
A very friendly man guiding the way after asking where to go.3024×4032 1.6 MB
The lovely bazaar at Osh.
The lovely bazaar at Osh.4032×3024 2.4 MB
Night mode at Dusk at Toktogul Reservoir.
Night mode at Dusk at Toktogul Reservoir.3024×4032 254 KB
Toktogul Reservoir. (couldn't stop making pictures of it)
Toktogul Reservoir. (couldn't stop making pictures of it)4032×3024 1.33 MB
Beautiful landscape near Jyrgalan Valley.
Beautiful landscape near Jyrgalan Valley.3024×4032 2.28 MB
Hiking between horses and cows.
Hiking between horses and cows.4032×3024 1.36 MB
Peculiar landscapes on the road in the middle of nowhere.
Peculiar landscapes on the road in the middle of nowhere.4032×3024 2.12 MB
Peculiar landscapes on the road in the middle of nowhere.
Peculiar landscapes on the road in the middle of nowhere.4032×3024 2.61 MB
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One of the 2000+ lakes in Kyrgyzstan.
One of the 2000+ lakes in Kyrgyzstan.4032×3024 1.89 MB
Barskoon Waterfall. I was surprised to see the snow layer on top of it. The water was streaming wildly under the snow layer.
Barskoon Waterfall. I was surprised to see the snow layer on top of it. The water was streaming wildly under the snow layer.3024×4032 2.79 MB
View on the Issyk-Kul Lake. What is strange is that it is so huge that it looks like a sea, but in the backdrop you see the mountains of Kazachstan.
View on the Issyk-Kul Lake. What is strange is that it is so huge that it looks like a sea, but in the backdrop you see the mountains of Kazachstan.3024×4032 1.27 MB
Issyk-Kul Lake.
Issyk-Kul Lake.4032×3024 1.78 MB
Farmer grandpa at the Airbnb.
Farmer grandpa at the Airbnb.4032×3024 806 KB
Farmer grandpa at the Airbnb.
Farmer grandpa at the Airbnb.4032×3024 977 KB
Goat traffic jam, just before sleeping time.
Goat traffic jam, just before sleeping time.4032×3024 1.93 MB
They call these hills the Seven Bulls, no idea why because I counted more of them.
They call these hills the Seven Bulls, no idea why because I counted more of them.4032×3024 2.09 MB
The snow-capped mountains are just amazing in combination with the greeny hills.
The snow-capped mountains are just amazing in combination with the greeny hills.4032×3024 2.53 MB
Meeeeh!
Meeeeh!4032×3024 1.8 MB
What a sunset this was in Bishkek.
What a sunset this was in Bishkek.3024×4032 1.28 MB

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Wow!

What an interesting journey you have already made!

I enjoy your amazing photos from trip @Stphn .

Really excited trip by rented car was. You visited the most beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan!

I would like to ask you—did you visit this country this year?

What is the most valuable impressions from this trip?

And why did you decide to visit this country?

Issyk Kul Lake is very picturesque!

Did you like local food and cuisine?

With best regards from Moscow,

Inna

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Hi @Stphn

Wow! Great my friend many stunning photo series of your trip to Kyrgyzstan! Love to see all of your photos!

Thanks a lot for sharing with so great post and beautiful photos!

Have a nice day my friend! :heart_eyes: :sunflower:

Mahbub

Warm Greetings :sunflower: :sparkling_heart: from Chittagong city

Bangladesh. :bangladesh:

Here is my recent posts for you!

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Thanks a lot @MAHBUB_HYDER ! I will not post all my photos here, but will post most of them eventually on my Instagram photography account :blush: @ste.photography

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Hey Helga, nice to hear from you! @helga19

Thanks a lot for your kind words. Have you visited Kyrgyzstan as well? :blush:

To answer your questions:

Did you visit this country this year? Yes, I am back from last week Sunday!

What is the most valuable impressions from this trip? I’ll summarize the trip in 3 words: Freedom, Beauty and People.

And why did you decide to visit this country? I always wanted to visit Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan just happened to have the least restrictive Covid measures to visit at this time. All of the neighboring countries I was not able to visit.

Did you like local food and cuisine? Ooooh yes, I have been in Russia many times and it just has a lot of influences from everywhere in that area: Japan, China, Uzbekistan, Russia,… Sooo delicious and so cheap. :yum:

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Amazing trip and photos, well done. Impressive, thank you for visiting my country Kyrgyzstan.

Being Kyrgyz I haven’t done such trip yet. Haha. Way to go!

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Hello @Stphn ,

You must have had an amazing time on your journey there!

As general advice I would suggest being careful about posting pictures of children online. As Local Guides Connect is a public community, this kind of photos are not encouraged to be posted. Can you please edit your post and remove all of the photos where there are children?

Thank you.

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Beautiful photos of the country least known to outside world @Stphn thanks for sharing them here.

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Beautiful pictures you got there @Stphn

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Amazing pictures @Stphn

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Your captured all of photos Just awesome @Stphn .

I can’t move my eyes.

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Great photos from an interesting trip @Stphn . You asked about favorites, well i Like the photo of the very friendly man guiding the way after asking where to go :slightly_smiling_face:

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It was a true honor visiting your country @IlyazBeck ! :grin:

Get out and start doing that trip, it is gorgeous. :yum:

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It was truly amazing @TsekoV !

I deleted the photos containing children.

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Cheers @Sophia_Cambodia ! And yes that is true actually hahaha, when telling someone I went to Kyrgyzstan, they have even never heard of it. :joy:

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Thanks a lot @MrFreez & @NirmalTeja !

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Glad to hear @NasimJoy , thanks a lot for your kind words. :blush:

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Thank you @AdamGT ! It is also one of my favorites, I just love these unusual shots. :blush:

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I knew about the country, just not many go there or we hear so much from the media that people never thought they are actually countries @Stphn

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What a great pictures from your amazing journey @Stphn .

Thanks for sharing with us.

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