Today Almaty was forecasted to have over a foot of snow. Luckily it has been downgraded. Still we got a lot of snow. The temperature is dropping now as well. This is just the start of winter. Tonight it will get below - 10 C. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … [Read more...] about A Wintry Almaty Day
Winter
Ice cleats for icy days
Rumors of snow tomorrow. I may need to wear these cleats tomorrow if the sidewalks are icy. I ordered these from the US. They claim these take just 30 seconds to put on. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … [Read more...] about Ice cleats for icy days
In the Alatau Mountains
My former Karatau student took me into the mountains today right at sunset. It was amazing how beautiful the Alatau Mountains are. One reason a person would choose to live in Almaty. :-) You can see the pollution of Almaty in the distance. It is so beautiful, isn't it? Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about In the Alatau Mountains
Early sunrises
The days are getting longer now which means I will get to see the mountains when I wake up due school again. Still waiting for the snow to melt. Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about Early sunrises
Dangers of ice cycles
Just took this photo at my school. Ice cycles do kill in Kazakhstan. There are always warnings issued when it starts to thaw out. I always see this maintenance man knocking down ice cycles with this pole. I am not sure how he gets the higher ones. Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about Dangers of ice cycles