July 28, 2011
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The Silk Road (Sort Of) Overland
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Today has been as unproductive as yesterday. The only thing I managed to do was to change hotel (I’ve moved to A Club Hotel – slightly cheaper, and with a pool/sauna). I was checking my email every few minutes for any news on my Uzbek visa – up until 1.30 PM, when the queuing starts at the Uzbek Consulate. No news on my visa.Tried again to book a train ticket somewhere – ANYWHERE! – but everything is fully booked.
So, this is another day when I feel like my holiday is “off”. Though, in the afternoon, as I was walking down the street with heavy steps, I kind of thought that holiday is an attitude. I just decided there and then that today I’m on holiday – regardless – and I went to a nice restaurant and had a very nice meal. It helped, at least a bit.
One very good thing about my new hotel is that they have created this indoor garden with lots and lots of plants. Really funky. I sat there this evening, reading the latest Bond novel (Carte Blanche).
Tomorrow, the Uzbek Consulate is closed so I can go somewhere for the day, without being interrupted by emails and visits to booking offices.
I’ve decided that tomorrow is the perfect day to go for a hike up to the Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake, just outside Almaty.
