Pictures of the Area

The building in the picture is a mosque (Muslim church) that is near our apartment. It is one of the prettiest buildings in this area. The Muslim religion is common here. I don’t know what other religions there are in this region and will have to ask Donya.

The other picture was taken on the way back from the orphanage. It is part of the Altai Mountain range located near where we are. As you can see, it snowed here. It’s about 25 degrees here currently.

The last picture is of the Ust-Kamenogorsk fire trucks that were here at our "flat" today. I don’t know why they were here and I think everything is fine. We never hear or see any fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and airplanes like we do often at home.