These past days I had a very strong feeling of having to be outside. So today I spent 4 hours walking around in Bishkek. It was so much fun to be around people and in the middle of traffic. This might sound weird, but since I mostly stayed around the neighborhood during my first 3 weeks, where there is low traffic and you always kind of see the same faces, this made a big difference today. And it was the first time I walked around all by myself since usually Philipp was with me. I felt very free (don't get me wrong here!) and slowly I don't feel like a tourist anymore. I love walking around with plastic bags from local stores, because this obviously distinguishes me from European or US tourists, who always have there trecking sandals and backpacks. I enjoyed taking lots of pictures on my way. The best scenery I found at a central fountain. Many people - locals, national and international tourists - were cooling themselves off at this fountain and it was a very relaxed atmosphere. It's still easiest for me to photograph children. Some of them get really into it and obviously like being photographed. With adults I'm still very insecure. So still most pictures of adults are from the back. I hope I can learn how to do it right with adults also. Does anyone have an advice for me? I'd love to take portraits, but I'm just too shy to ask people. At least I already got my Russian sentences together for asking, if I could take a picture. Hopefully I'll get over this soon. I imagine it's easier if you speak Russian and if you can chat a bit more with the people. So again, the key is the language - I need to work on it!
I also went to a cafe by myself (Sherbet), to a different mall (Beta Stores) and into a fashion store (koton). I liked the dresses in the window, so I just went in - something I also hadn't done before, because I was afraid of the vendors starting to talk to me in Russian. Seems like I'm getting more confident already. I looooved their clothes! I want to shop there so badly! But here is the bad news: they have European prices. The dresses where about 2.500-5.000 som (about 50-100 Euros). This is a price I would also have to think about in Germany, and especially right now it's something we can't afford, if it's not something we necessarily need. Hmmm. I still haven't been to the biggest bazar in Bishkek (Osh Bazar). They are supposed to have nice affordable pieces there - mostly from China (I wonder about their sizes however).
Since I can't upload too many pictures at once, I will upload today's Bishkek impressions continually during the next days. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them!
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