The annual At Chabysh Festival, also known as Murghab Horse Festival, is organized by the French Embassy, the Christensen Fund, and the Kyrgyz Ate Foundation. One celebrates Kyrgyz horsemanship and traditions with horse races and games. Kyrgyz Ate is a Kyrgyz NGO, founded in 2004 by Jacqueline Ripart in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). She developed an extensive […]
Murghab in the Pamir Mountains
When we arrive in Murghab, the Horse Festival is in full swing or better said already over for the first day. But we learn that the next day the disciplines are identical so that we haven’t missed anything. Many people sit or walk around with their children and are happy about the party that brings […]
From Alichur to Murghab
Actually, we should stay 2 days in Alichur. But our tour guide hears that the annual horse games take place in Murghab. So he rebooked, and the next day, we traveled from Alichur to Murghab. We head east. Already after a short time, we arrive at a small river that dams up to a small […]
By train from Warsaw to Prague
When the last guests in the skyscraper opposite to our apartment leave the party with the rising sun, we pack our suitcases to leave Warsaw again. Of course, there would have been many more sights that would have been worth visiting. Our next destination is Prague in the Czech Republic. We ordered tickets from Flixbus […]
In search of the Warsaw Ghetto
No major city in Europe suffered more under the Nazi terror regime than Warsaw. After the withdrawal of German troops, the city was largely destroyed and in most parts practically uninhabitable. All the more remarkable is the considerable achievement the Poles have made in rebuilding the city. Today you see modern urban features in which […]
City walk in the northern part of Warsaw
Our city walk in the northern part of Warsaw starts at the Castle Square. Instead of going directly from the Castle Square to the north to the Old Town Market Square, we first walk through Kanonia Street to Kanonia-Square. In the middle is the Warsaw Wish Bell. Allegedly your wishes are fulfilled when you circle […]