I haven't been writing a great deal on my blog..... everyday I intended to write on the blog, but haven't.  Mainly because it has been so busy.   We are getting used to Kazakhstan, but are currently fighting to get a bigger apartment, as the one we are in is only really suitable for one person.

I am in an odd position....... even with my extremely rusty Russian I am finding myself translating into Russian for my English speaking colleagues and into English for my Russian speaking colleagues..... to be honest it all seems a little chaotic.

 Furnished flat?.......mmmmm  not really.

Above is a view out of our window.

Astana is an interesting place, all around you can see building, the wish is to create busy bustling city as soon as possible......  This is me with a few of our friends.... in the distance is the President's Palace, the golden buildings in front of it are known as 'the teapots'  but look at the planted out caterpillar in front of us!

Astana at Night

Walking around Astana town centre at night is truly amazing with brightly lit buildings and artificial brightly lit trees.

Here is a view of the symbol of Astana with the artificial lit up trees in the foreground.

Here is a view of buildings on our way home to our apartment.  The building that looks like a huge Chinese pagoda was donated to Kazakhstan by China and is the nearest of those buildings to where we live, we are about 15 minutes walk from here.

Here are very striking buildings close to Astana town centre.

First Impressions

We are now here.  As we thought Astana is a truly amazing place. 

Our apartment is in a large tower block next to the school, and we managed to get an apartment with views beyond the city to the far reaching countryside beyond the city.

The buildings in Astana are truly amazing, here are some views of Astana at night.....15 minutes walk from our apartment.