It is very interesting of reading the posts of foreigners, tourists, who are telling about their trip to Kyrgyzstan. Today I’ve found another one, Christina wrote about her travel to Naryn at TravelBlog.

I got back from visiting Naryn yesterday, a lovely city nestled in the mountains in kind of the middle of the country. The weather was refreshing and cool, such a change from Bishkek, where I was completely unable to sleep last week because it was just SO HOT! But now that I’m back, for some reason, the weather smells like fall and there’s a bit of a breeze, for which I am incredibly grateful…

And next the pictures from Naryn. It really is a beautiful city. I’d been told before that Bishkek is European (comparatively), Osh is Uzbekified, and (aside from the villages) the place to find the realKyrgyz life is Naryn. Almost everyone speaks Kyrgyz here, which meant that I was very grateful that I came with Nazgul and a friend of hers from Naryn, Eliza. We had a great time.

You can take a bus or a marshutka to Naryn, but it’s advisable to take a taxi, given that the trip is at least 4 hours. So we bounced up and down and I prayed that we wouldn’t crash the whole way there. The mountains are gorgeous, and I included a bunch of pics so you get some idea of the scenery. I HAVE to come back next year and do some hiking! Also along the way are a lot more people living in yurts, at least for the summer. Most of them seem to be raising herds of horses or herding sheep or selling kimiz, the mare’s milk that I am less than enchanted with, along the side of the road. We also saw a huge animal market taking place on Saturday - it really felt like we were getting the authentic Kyrgyz experience.

Naryn isn’t too big, although I’m not sure how many people live there. We walked allover the city on Saturday, and I’ve thrown in a picture of the central square. We went to the Art Museum (had to negotiate a cheaper price for me, as most foreigners have to pay a very inflated rate to get in), and I’ve included a picture of a hockey game And they had a yurt all set up, with all their beautiful blankets and hangings.

whole text you can read here: http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Kyrgyzstan/blog-191873.html