The highlight of the summer festival in Jyrgalan is the horse and rider competition, Kok-Boru. Kok-Boru is the Kyrgyz national sport. The riders and the audience are looking forward to the event and a victory is associated with great honor. The games start with horseback wrestling. The riders try to pull the opponent with their […]
Summer Festival in Jyrgalan Valley
The Kyrgyz people love to celebrate and they would like to share this joy with the tourists. Thus, they held a summer festival in August in Jyrgalan. It is a mixture of culture, art, skilled crafts and sports. But right from the beginning!The persons responsible for the village and Kyle Gunther, on behalf of USAID, […]
Moselwein meets Harley 2018
On occasion of the annual wine festival in Uerzig at the Moselle (9.08.-12.08.2018), the Harley-Davidson meeting, also known under the motto “Harley and Wine”, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. On Saturday 11.08.2018, 800 motorcycles, mainly Harley-Davidson, take part in the Moselle panorama ride from Uerzig to Wittlich. They also pass the village of Altrich, […]
The Perseids 11. and 12.8.2018 in Altrich – Germany
The Perseids are annual meteor showers, leading to an increased occurrence of falling stars. They reach their peak on August 12th, when the earth crosses the dust trace of the Comet 109/PSwift–Tuttle. Please watch video 1 You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please […]
Bird’s Eye View of Jyrgalan
We came to Jyrgalan at the right time to attend the summer festival. The Jyrgalan summer festival is an event with cultural, artistic and sporting elements. Singers, musicians, and dancers perform. One shows craft products and makes a fashion show. There is a Manaschi and games, involving the spectators. Highlights are horse games, such as […]
From Karakol to Jyrgalan and Alakol-Jyrgalan Eco Center
We drive from Karakol to Jyrgalan, to the easternmost point of our journey to Central Asia. Jyrgalan Jyrgalan is a former miner village, approx. 60 km east of Karakol that was set up for a coal mine. But for environmental protection reasons the mine was closed. Since 2013, Jyrgalan has been being developed for tourism […]