So I gathered my energies and got ready for the Bishkek to Osh drive--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And I could not afford to keep staying in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

There were a lot of other things happening. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

But was I ready for the long trip the next day? Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I knew I was getting better--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Walked around--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And then left late afternoon, to check out the city--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I stayed in bed for most of the day--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Another day--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I knew there was a good chance I might not leave the next day.  So, I started communicating my AirBnB host at night.  The came the morning, and I was not feeling well. It was a long trip from Bishkek to Osh and I could not do it with an upset stomach. So I sent a message to my host in the morning and told him I was going to stay for one more day.  Fortunately, he did not have another reservation for that day.

And that's when things went wrong--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Had a terrible stomach after eating so much of the watermelon in a short time.

Had to finish this watermelong by the next day--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Reached there with my grocery--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Now I was really going back to my aparment--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Another view of the same store--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A store--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Cars drove by leaving me in a cloud of dust--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Reading posted bills--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And walked through some dusty neighborhoods----Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Came out of the park--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Not sure how friendly the dogs will be to me--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I was trying to avoid the dogs--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

People had their dogs run loose--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Sill in the park--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Accumulated rain water--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Now on a nature trail--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Reading the park information--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kept walking in the park--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I entered a park--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Looking ahead on the pedestrian bridge--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Crossing a pedestrian bridge--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

By water in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I was recording my experiences multiple ways: through a cell phone camera, a Canon video camera, a GoPro video camera, audio recordings on my cell phone, and written notes on the phone and in a notebook.

How do you feel being in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?

The open storm drain--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Just Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And the parked cars--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The trees and the walkways--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The trees and the buildings--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

And the cars being driven in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The road and the traffic signs--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The open manholes too--Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I wanted to capture every bit of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The lonely Hindu temple of Bandar Abbas, and a visit to the Hormuz island

You are in Bandar Abbas and you desperately want to go to Chaahar, but you cannot.  Why? Because it is a long bus ride away from Bandar Abbas and you don't have time to do this side trip.  What a pity!  So you quickly settle on exploring Bandar Abbas and the Hormuz island.

تاریخی معبد ھندوھا، بندر عباس، ایران

Sign outside the Bandar Abbas Hindu temple, built during the Qajar dynasty period

A sign said there was a fee to visit the Hindu temple.  Why did I need to pay anything to visit a place of worship?

Restored Hindu temple of Bandar Abbas

I spoke Urdu/Hindi with the custodians and one man who understood me--and could speak a few words--was impressed.

Artifacts in the Hindu temple of Bandar Abbas

There was nothing impressive to see in the temple.  I was very interested in knowing the names of the people who built the temple, but that information was not there.

Hormus--welcome sign outside the port

 Next day I took a ferry to the  Hormuz Island.

Ilahi Namak on Hormuz island  الہی نمک، ھرمز

There was a lot to see on the Hormuz Island.

Salt rocks

A site called the 'Salt Goddess' had impressive formations of salt rocks.

My tuk-tuk driver

Went around the Hormuz Island on a Tuk-tuk.

Names have been given to every rock formation resembling an animal or bird

Red soil on the Hormuz Island

The tour was over in around 2 hours.






 بندر عباس کا اکلوتا ہندو مندر اور جزیرہ ہرمز کا سفر