Cafe Navat has two locations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I went to the one that was walking distance from my AirBnB apartment.

My AirBnB apartment in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan--the groceries in the refrigerator

My AirBnB apartment in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan--the ktichen

My AirBnB experience in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The van dropped us at the bus station.  Soon, my phone died.  I went to a shop and had the phone charged while I did some grocery shopping.  Once the phone was relatively charged I used Yandex to get a taxi to the AirBnB apartment which was in the newer part of town.

My backpack, while we waited for our van to come--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Now looking towards Kyrgyzstan--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Looking back at the Kyrgyz border post--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

I was able to get a Kyrgyz SIM card--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

I was able to get a Kyrgyz SIM card--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty.  It came with a plenty of data allowance.

Looking back at the crossing--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

The actual border--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Going to the Kyrgyz border post--to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

No man's land--Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Getting the Kazakh exit stamp---Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

And finally we were at the border crossing--Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Chinese influence in Kazakhstan, a Sinooil gas station--Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Massive RCC pillar--Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Another stop--Going to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Looking ahead--To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Along the way--To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Fellow passengers Some at the pee stop; To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

A view of the gas station--our pee stop; To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Some bought food, others used toilet--our pee stop; To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

Same Red Horse gas station--our pee stop; To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--Red Horse partially visible

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--name of these trees?

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--along the way

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--and then we started moving again

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--fellow passengers

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--yes

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--maybe we did

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--not sure if we stopped here

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--another view

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--too many businesses altogether

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--sometimes this mixture of Latin and Cyrillic alphabets can be quite confusing

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--desired shade

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--more trees needed around these spartan structures

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--and more

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--more to see

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--nice colors

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--so much to learn from these road trips

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--keep absorbing the scenes outside

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--along the way

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--finally out of Almaty

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--more signs

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--Irgeli Cafe (it has good reviews online)

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--signs in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets

To Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Almaty--just coming out of Almaty

Not sure where I took this photo as we left Almaty for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And we finally left for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; from Almaty, Kazakhstan

A car ride will take around 4 hours-Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from Almaty, Kazakhstan