A snapshot of Kyrgyzstan: Supara

Day 2: Supara

In order to get the idea about the traditions and the culture of Kyrgyz people, I was adviced to visit Supara. Supara is a place in the mountains, not far from Bishkek that was buid to immitate the Kyrgyz settlements when the whole country area was a part of Turkestan and a famous Silk Road. 
Hence, Supara is an authentically build village-style restaurant spread over several ackers of land and serving the traditonal cuisine to locals, who either just enjoying the day with their families, or celebrating special occasions like weddings or birthdays. And because I was visiting it on a Saturday, a got a great opportunity to watch local traditions up-close and personal.

A snapshot of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek

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Kyrgyzstan is for me the country of my childhood where we spent our summer holidays at Issyk-Kul Lake. Other than that I knew very little about it.
When I learned that my next business trip was to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, I was excited as it offered the opportunity to learn a bit more about it. And I had 3 whole days to do it.