We are now in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan. Tomorrow we head east then south toward the Chinese border. The capital is busy but, according to our guide, is still on edge after the massacre that happened here in April. We feel safe but have been warned not to go out after dark. No worries there as we had to get up at 2:30 AM to catch our 5:30 flight this morning. We had an hour’s rest at our hotel on arrival and then headed out for some sightseeing for the rest of the day. We’ve had dinner in the hotel and are heading to bed soon.
There is going to be a referendum on a new proposed constitution on June 27, the day before we are supposed to re-enter the country from China. Hopefully the results won’t start up a new round of violence. We plan to be far to the east up in the mountains anyway. We have really good support from our tour company and we feel assured that we won’t be allowed to re-enter the county if there is any question about our safety.
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