{"id":1992,"date":"2019-11-01T16:42:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:55:37","slug":"leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaving Kyrgyzstan: Pamir Highway, Sary-Tash, traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1992\" class=\"elementor elementor-1992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9947d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9947d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d6ad445\" data-id=\"7d6ad445\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afd0fa elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8afd0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 14, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDay 40\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6776 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2974e4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2974e4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"leadin\">It was time to leave <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the city of Osh (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the city of Osh<\/strong><\/a> and to start our journey towards Irkeshtam Pass, the border between Kyrgyzstan and China. We had luck, again, as our Dutch friends Lena and Tjerk were headed to the same direction. We got a ride from them along the Pamir Highway to one of the last villages before the border, Sary-Tash. On the way we got to see some of Kyrgyzstan\u2019s peculiar traditions involving animals and created some traditions of our own, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100393-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The village of Sary-Tash\" class=\"wp-image-1989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100393-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100393-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100393-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100393.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The village of Sary-Tash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Animal Bazar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Animal bazars are traditional events, taking part in bigger cities and small villages all around Central Asia. A place where animals are traded is not necessarily a place where we would usually go to, but we had agreed to meet Tjerk and Lena there. And we must admit that it was something quite special to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100153-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"The Animal Bazaar of Osh\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100153-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100153-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100153-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100153.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Animal Bazaar of Osh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in Sunday morning we took a taxi somewhere, but sadly it was not the place where the bazar was taking place. The second taxi brought us to the right address, which was a little bit outside of the city. First, we had to navigate through a huge parking lot full of trucks with and without animals on them. We got amused and confused stares as we walked there with our backpacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100151-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100151-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100151-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100151-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100151.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we managed to find the gate of the actual bazar, as well as Lena and Tjerk. Johanna, who was anyway not sure if she wanted to go in or not, stayed most of the time outside of the gates taking care of the bags, as the others went in. It was quite chaotic with hundreds of farmers, cows, horses, goats and sheep (and one yak). But definitely something you can\u2019t see back home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100158-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"We would have liked to adopt this yak\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100158-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100158-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100158-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100158.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>We would have liked to adopt this yak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100168-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to go!\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100168-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100168-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100168-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100168.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ready to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pamir highway and dead goat polo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the animal bazar we drove back to the city to do the final preparations, i.e. buying groceries and diesel. Then we hit the road. After we had been driving for a while, Lena announced that we were officially on the Pamir Highway. This was a surprise for us, as we didn\u2019t know that this legendary road would lie on our route at all. Of course, it wouldn\u2019t be for long, as the Pamir Highway continues to Tajikistan, and we were headed to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100286-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The national sport of Kyrgyzstan\" class=\"wp-image-1981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100286-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100286-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100286-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The national sport of Kyrgyzstan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we saw some horses galloping in an empty riverbed next to the road. We thought it was a horse race and decided to have a quick stop. Soon we realized that it was something much freakier: the national sport of Kyrgyzstan, the dead goat polo (\u201cKok Boru\u201d)! In this sport dozens of men on horses fight over a dead, beheaded goat. Another (not very animal friendly) thing you would never see at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100216-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dead, beheaded goat on the white horse\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100216-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100216-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100216-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100216.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dead, beheaded goat on the white horse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> We didn\u2019t quite understand the rules, but the sport looked very exciting and relatively rough. We don\u2019t even want to know how many people and horses (and goats\u2026) are injured during one game. We watched the game for some time but decided then that it was time to continue our way. Apparently, these games can take several days, and we didn\u2019t have that much time to spare\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100228-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting over the goat\" class=\"wp-image-1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100228-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100228-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100228-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100228.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Fighting over the goat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100220-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The audience consisted of men of all ages. Lena and Johanna were the only women around\" class=\"wp-image-1979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100220-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100220-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100220-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100220.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The audience consisted of men of all ages. Lena and Johanna were the only women around<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our last night in Kyrgyzstan, the village of Sary-Tash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100316-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100316-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100316-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100316-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100316.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100322-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tjerk on the wheel, goats on the road\" class=\"wp-image-1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100322-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100322-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100322-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100322.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Tjerk on the wheel, goats on the road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenery on the way was stunning, again. You just don\u2019t get tired of watching the snowy mountain peaks. In the early evening we reached Sary-Tash, which is the second last village before the Irkeshtam Pass. Right when we entered the village, the scenery got even more amazing. Now we could see over 7000-metre-high peaks ahead of us. Needless to say, the small village of Sary-Tash was a charming sight by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100350-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Sary-Tash\" class=\"wp-image-1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100350-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100350-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100350-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100350.jpg 1722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Approaching Sary-Tash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100389-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"The charming little village\" class=\"wp-image-1988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100389-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100389-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100389-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100389.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The charming little village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100370-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100370-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100370-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100370-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100370.jpg 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was clear that we two would spend the night there. We were happy when Lena and Tjerk spontaneously decided to stay there, too. It seems that this is becoming our tradition: We spent our last night in Kazakhstan with Lena and Tjerk and now also our last night in Kyrgyzstan. Too bad that they are not planning to come to China\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100380-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Looking for beer in a local mini market\" class=\"wp-image-1987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100380-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100380-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100380-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100380.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Looking for beer in a local mini market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100405-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mission accomplished!\" class=\"wp-image-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100405-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100405-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100405-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100405.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mission accomplished!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a dinner together at our guesthouse accompanied with a few beers we\u2019ve bought with our last Kyrgyz money. We had a\u201d vegetarian\u201d meal but clearly it was cooked to a meaty broth, again, since we found several small meat pieces among the vegetables. Well, this seems to be another tradition of ours, because we ate some meaty veggie dish also on our last day in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sary-Tash is in over 3100 meters and Johanna started to get some symptoms of the altitude. Nothing too bad, but having headache and feeling really, really tired. She was the first one to go to bed, but the others followed shortly. We spent the last night in Kyrgyzstan cozily sleeping all together in one room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After having an average breakfast served with sausage, we said goodbyes to our friends. Then we started our long journey towards China\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100409-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bye Lena and Tjerk, bye Kyrgyzstan!\" class=\"wp-image-1991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100409-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100409-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100409-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100409.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bye Lena and Tjerk, bye Kyrgyzstan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2dc14 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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