We have had winter here
since the end of October and we'll probably have it until at least
the end of March but most likely the first week of April. Yep, we
have six months of cold, brutal winter. Most days it is actually OK
and stays around -10 C (14 F) but some days it gets much, much colder and with the wind, it is just not fun to be outside. We do love
winter though, and all of the winter activities that come with it.
One of those is sledding. The city builds a few ice villages for kids
and adults to go sledding, and the best one is by Khan Shatyr which
is not too far away from us. You can also sled on the river banks,
and we did that our first winter here. This year we decided to go to
the main ice village at night to have fun and to see all of the
Christmas lights. It was really fun even though it was a cold night.
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| The big Christmas tree in the center of the Ice Village |
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| Kids are having fun sledding |
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| Crash! |
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| You can't really see it from this angle but it is a big Rooster wishing Happy New Year! |
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| Those huge ornaments you can see all over Astana during the winter holidays. |
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| Ice igloo. Fun! |
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| Frozen but happy! Time for hot chocolate! |
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