In Almaty

We are in Almaty! We feel like we are so much closer to home even though we are only two hours away from Ust. The flight was short and Askar and Haley were good on the flight. Haley got a little sick from the turbulence though. Again, Askar is surprising us with how well he is coping with all these new situations. He only cried a little and slept and ate most of the time. Almaty is nicer and more modern than Ust. There are mountain ranges all around the city and the view is beautiful. There is still snow on the mountain tops. I will take a picture next time we are out. The buildings are similar to the ones in Ust but in better shape than Ust. We are in a nice apartment about 20 minutes from the airport. We plan to do something around here tomorrow. The internet connection seems much better so far also. The grocery store is more modern like the ones at home. We were able to buy peanut butter and bread like ours there too!

The picture of the apartment building is the one we stayed in in Ust. In front of the apartment, there is a table on the ground in front of the cars where they sell fruits, vegetables and milk. Every morning a milk man goes to the table with big metal containers full of milk and people line up with their bottles and have them filled and give him money. The other pictures are from an amusement park that we went to the other day. It wasn't modern but it was fun. Haley loved it. The last picture was taken on the way to the airport.