Kyrgyzstan Trip Log (last one, I promise): Day 6 - Horseback riding in the Chon Kemin Valley and a brief look at modern education in Kyrgyzstan

The Dining Hall (2nd floor) of the Ashu Guest House

We spent our final Morning in Kyrgyzstan in the Chon Kemin Valley at the pleasantly rustic Ashu Guest House.  The Ashu Guest House is a wonderfully charming farm-type establishment with wooden furniture, traditional decor, and a dining hall with great food and an even better view of the mountains.

In the morning, we went for a horseback ride into the hills overlooking the valley.  After lunch, we stopped by a small private Russian School.  The school, built by private funding (some coming from the guest house where we stayed) is working to provide quality education to the children of Chon Kemin Valley.  They have a beautiful building with spacious classrooms, a computer lab, and a beautiful valley to explore and learn in.  It seems oddly fitting that a bunch of school teachers would end their mountain holiday visiting a school.

The Russian School in the Chon Kemin Valley

As this is the final post for the Kyrgyzstan trip, I would like to thank Kyrgyz Concept for an amazing trip, and to give a shout out to the excellent accommodations at the Asia Mountains Hotel in Bishkek, the Green Yard guest house in Karakol and the Ashu Guest House, in Chon Kemin, and all of their wonderful employees who made our trip fantastic.

P.S. I'll add a picture of me on "mocha" my Kyrgyz horse when I manage to get one off one of my friends' cameras.