We had a somewhat rough transport to from Kostanaj to here. About 200 km north af Astana we became involved in a traffic accident. A man was hit by a speeding car, and rolled under the bus. We had to pull him out and someone brought him to hospital. He lost a leg, but is otherwise ok. We had a long night together with the police. Guro, who drove the bus at the time of the accident got status as witness. We had a long and exhausting night, but everybody is ok now, and we are happy that the man survived.
We have been in Astana for two days, and had some time to be tourists. Astana is a huge construction site where scyscrapers and official buildings are shooting up everywhere. They are building a new administration centre that is planned to be opened in 2030. Some buildings are already finished, among them an arch de triumphe that looks like a newer version of Brandenburger Tor, the President Palace (not very different from the white house in Washington), and a 105 m tall tower with a golden apple. Inside the apple you can place your hand in a golden handprint of president Nazarbayev himself. Together with a 360 degree panorama of the city and the surrounding steppes - Its nice!
Last night we celebrated Martin's birthday at a Jamaican restaurant together with Martins cousin Simone and her boyfriend Alex. Good food, no reggae.
Today we wil hit the road again, heading south towards Almaty.
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Hallo der. Vi leser om trafikkulykka dere ble involvert i;- bra at mannen berga livet, og bra at dere kom "uskadd" fra det hele. Sikkert en toff opplevelse - baade paa den ene og andre maaten. Haaper de neste mila gaar greit! Vi skjonner at dere har kurs for det vi tidligere kalte Alma Ata (eller tar vi feil?). Der satte russerne midt paa 1950-tallet sine skoyterekorder, saa gode at vi i Norge nekta aa tro at det var mulig aa gaa saa fort: Bare juks, sa vi da. Dere kan jo se om dere ser rester etter den gamle banen, kalt Medeo-banen. - Lykke til videre, vi folger med paa nettet, det er kjekt aakunne vere med paa den maaten. Alt godt fra Lydia og Olav
Blir nervøs av å tenke på dere turer rundt i gudsforlate land og kjører på lokalbefolkingen. Bra at det gikk bra med dere og mannen. Vi snakker om dere her hjemme. Forventer en helaftens powerpoint kveld når dere kommer hjem. Take care og hils Stingram og gutta. Si at Stigramion har blitt guttehore i Stormwind som har tjent 131 gull på å betjenne mannlige nattalver i smuget ved banken
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