Fair enough buffet breakie. Spend time online until check out. Out to town for sightseeing. Very lovely panfilof park with awesome cathedral. lunch and beer at pedestrian zone. On my way back to hotel, sudden darkness, then storm, Hail and huge floods. Walking back in shin high water. Soaked and cold. Bus to airport, great decoration and music! Hanging around airport for ages. Sunken in my book. Flight ok.

Marzie turns up after lunch. Gosh she's boring and talks way too much. Cab to bus station and minivan to almata. Hasslefree border crossing. Uneventful drive through kazakh flat land. Hot day. Get to almata, bus to center and check in hotel. Stroll around town to find atm to dispense us$. No success after at least a dozen machines. Withdraw tenge and enjoy beer streetside. Spend lots of time online organising next travel destination.