For our Thanksgiving Break, we travelled northwest about nine hours on the train to the resort area of Baravoe. This area is hilly and wooded, an unusual sight in a country which is predominantly flat and grassy. We rented a cabin near a sizeable lake. It was quite cold during our stay there, and, unfortunately, the heat wasn't working in most of the rooms.
On the Train Passing the hours on our way to Baravoe for Thanksgiving break.
Our Accomodations Baravoe was beautiful, but cold.
The Frozen Lake Wind blew across the lake throughout our time here.
An Interesting Sign Baravoe is primarily a summer resort, as can be seen from this banner.
View Across the Lake The scenery was wonderful, but we didn't go outside very much because of the cold.
Young Mountaineers We were joined by some local schoolchildren for our Thanksgiving celebration. They led some of us on a short hike.
Scott and I After a short climb up a rock formation, we were rewarded with quite a view.
Kazakhstan's "Mountains" Baravoe is an island of hills and woods in the middle of the steppe.
Chris, Dave, and I Posing in our winter gear.
Thanksgiving Dinner We celebrated Thanksgiving with quite a feast. Included: 3 turkeys, 20 lbs mashed potatoes, 4 pies...
