Loath though I am to admit it, my days in Kyrgyzstan are numbered. I’ve enjoyed nearly every minute…
Cooper
No architectural tour of Bishkek is complete without a visit to the Presidential Palace, the glorious seven-story pièce…
Note: this post doesn’t contain any photos, aside from the one above (which was taken with my old…
Welcome to the second installment of Buildings That I Love, an ongoing series in which I introduce some…
This post is the first in a series of short missives exploring the history and architecture of some…
Last Saturday, March 21, marked the first day of spring – and in the Persian calendar, it also…
A few months back, I posted some psychedelic photos of Bishkek – the eccentric offspring of a Soviet…
“The other ambassadors warn me of famines, extortions, conspiracies, or else they inform me of newly discovered turquoise…