Almaty, Kazakhstan
City of Apples
Almaty (formerly Alma-ata, formerly Verny), is known as the city of apples. It is a beautiful city with a mountainous background. It used to be the national capital of Kazakhstan until the capital was moved to Astana (formerly Akmola) last year. The only thing I disliked about Almaty was the pollution which you can see hovering over the streets sometimes. It was not enough to discourage me from visiting that city whenever I had some free time.
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Outside of Almaty (June, 1997)
Many new homes were being built around us
Altai Mountains in the background
Almaty is a very green city
In front of Tsum, a big shopping center while Leo Baligad, a PCV from Taldy Korgan, takes another picture (Summer, 1998)
The main post office in Almaty (in foreground)
Ice cream is sold everywhere in the city
The Green Bazaar
Part of the Green Bazaar is indoors
Memorial to the Kazakhs who died in WWII
Sculptures of Kazakh warriors
The eternal flame dedicated to the fallen Kazakh soldiers
Kazakh heroes
A Turkish bath house in Almaty
PCV Monique Ford in front of a statue of Zhambyl
The Japanese Embassy invited Peace Corps Volunteers to a dinner
St. Nicholas's Church
Almaty I train station (Temir means iron and Zhola means highway - Temir Zhola means iron highway)
Trains are the best and most reliable means of travel throughout Kazakhstan
Astana Motors
in Almaty (sells Western cars)
Ascension Orthodox Cathedral in the city park
Another view
of the Ascension Orthodox Cathedral (It was being renovated when this picture was shot)
Commodant of Buddross where PCVs stayed inexpensively
The Peace Corps Resource Library was run by Galina
Ufilmalik was my Asst. Program Manager for TEFL