Bishkek blog on tour: Jalal-Abad
Playing backgammon in the park in Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad city is only an hour and a half away by taxi from Osh, so today, being at a loose end, I headed over. It’s actually pretty close as the crow flies, but one has to take a big detour round a chunk of Uzbekistan that sticks eastwards into Kyrgyzstan. It was a pleasant journey, though, especially as we got into Jalal-Abad oblast. As we descended in to the valley where the city lies, I was struck by how green it was.
The city itself doesn’t have a huge amount for tourists. I mooched around the broad, leafy streets, ate a splendid shish for lunch, strolled around Pushkin park, had a spin on their geriatric-looking ferris wheel (rather too much creaking and clanking for my taste) had a beer in a park cafe and headed home.
