The Ride Home

Chris asked for some pictures of Astana, so here's a few I snapped on the drive home today. Fifteen years ago, Astana was a sleepy provincial town. Suddenly, the president announced he was making it the capital. That means they needed lots of new buildings fast. Now Astana is famous for having construction everywhere.

There always seem to be cranes in the background.




Here are some workers creating the capital of tomorrow.



Here are some buildings going up near where we live.



And here we are headed down a street near our house.



Home again, home again, jiggity jig.