Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan! :D It’s really interesting, coz in Postcrossing the definition of exotic and rare countries is totally about how many users (who actively send postcards) from a country. Malaysia = not exotic. Kazakhstan = exotic. And the lack of a card from somewhere exotic and not familiar always make me wonder if there actually exist people in the country at all? And what kind of activity they’re doing that they’re not really exposed to internet and other people? Though actually, I have met a number of Kazakh people in KSA last time, and even took some pics of them :P and believe me, they are normal people like us! But how come they are not in Postcrossing?

Still I did not have a Kazakhstan postcard at that time -_____-  So how do you expect I would ever get a card from there, if it wasn’t our Jo Russianruby the traveler went to live in Kazakhstan for a while recently. And she sent me a card! Or in fact, two! But the one she sent from the country didn’t seem to reach me -____- and after months, who would have thought, Jo was in Kuala Lumpur for a few days before heading Cambodia, and she mailed again a card from KL in envelope! So I received a Kazakhstan postcard from Malaysia :P Nevermind! Here’s the finally arriving card!

Something nature and archaeological here. These images belong to the Charyn Canyon National Park and the Tamgaly Tas Nature Reserve, which is one of the 3 UNESCO heritage sites in Kazakhstan. It’s now an open air museum which is home to over 4000 cave paintings date from the 14th to 16th century BC. Those unique petrogliphs show images of ancient inhabitants of Kazakhstan, their culture, home and way of life. And there’s also the Valley of King Burial Mounds, which are the tallest in Semirechye region and still have a lot of mysteries.

Tags: 2009, Archaeology, History, Nature, Unesco