KYRGYZSTAN ~ Thank God for Kyrgyzstan (Dec 1 2011)

World's #2 Most Beautiful Country.  Ancient Hunting Festival.  
Nomadic Traditions.  Peaceful Election 2011.  
Back to Turkmenistan.

Muslim cemetery near Chaek

Though no one call spell or pronounce it[1], thank god I got to see Kyrgyzstan.  Otherwise I might have thought all former Soviet republics were as repressive and closed as Turkmenistan.  If one could combine the energy, openness and eager potential of Kyrgyzstan with the wealth and natural resources of Turkmenistan, one would have quite the up and coming country.