It's an amazing place. I have been to many locations in the world. But I have never seen such a strange place. Okay Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone. Welcome back to the channel from Altai Republic, Russia Yesterday, I left Bernaul After traveling about 450 km, I reached this beautiful spot.
My last ride was amazing. Especially since I entered Altai Republic I hope you liked the last vlog Today, I will continue following this scenic route, called Chuyskiy Tract It is one of the most beautiful scenic roads in Russia At about 250 to 275 km from here, there is a scenic area I will spend the night there I have planned to explore that are I hope I don't have a long ride today I hope I will reach there comfortably, enjoying the ride Tomorrow, I will leave from there and enter Mongolia I I spent the night in this hotel. I had a good night's sleep.
It is very cold here. It is still windy. There was snowfall last night. There is still snow on the mountains.
But it looks like the weather is getting better. It is windy. Let's hope for a wonderful ride today. I will leave from here. There is a cafe on the main highway. It is about 1 to 2 km from here.
I will have breakfast there and then leave. Thank God, Rangeeli (the motorcycle) started easily. I was afraid that due to cold, it might not start. The temperature was about 6.5 degrees. Let's wait for the engine to warm up.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. (Prayer for journey) May I have a good and blessed day ahead. There is still snowfall on the mountains.
It is fresh. There was no snowfall last night. There is a cafe on the main road. Neither the pass was too high.
Nor have I gone to the curvy road. I think it took 4 to 5 km to reach the pass. I had no idea that I was going towards the pass. Otherwise, I would have stayed behind to avoid the cold. But they had turned on the heating in the hotel.
So I slept peacefully. It was quite cheap. I paid only 1000 rubles. It must be around 13 to 14 dollars. Which cafe was it? I think it was this one.
But it's closed now. What should we do? Let's go a little further and see. What is this? Maybe I can get some coffee from somewhere, at most the rest is closed. It was this one. Let me park the motorcycle here. So this is the cafe.
Let's sit on the side. So the breakfast is here. I came to Russia and going to try the Russian salad. The salad you get in Pakistan. Let's see if it is like that or not.
We are told that it is Russian salad. It was lying in front of me. I thought to try it.
I also have this. It looks like apple juice. But it's not an apple. It is quite sweet. I tasted it. I also have some bread.
Brown bread. I will keep with me if required Coffee. It's difficult to spend the day without cappuccino. Yogurt.
And a cake. There were many other things here. People eat a lot of meat here in breakfast. So I am avoiding it. I thought let's spend the day with such things. I hope my stomach will be full.
I have brought a lot of things. I paid almost $10 for this. Expensive. But it's a touristy place.
So I was expecting it to be expensive. Let's try Russian salad. What we get in Pakistan is quite different. I am done with my breakfast. Let's move ahead. It is quite windy here.
It's a nice place built on the top. Tourists can get certain stuff from here. Let's see how my next journey will be. Maybe when I descend from the pass. The weather might get better.
The wind is ice cold. The wind is freezing the exposed body part. But I have covered myself well. I think the next 10 to 15 days that I will spend in Mongolia and the journey from here to Mongolia, will all be cold. I am already a little late.
I should have come here a month or two earlier. Since I had applied for an Indian visa, and I had my passport with them for 2 months, I could not travel. That's why my tour got delayed. Which made it very tough.
I was not prepared for some areas. I already had all the information about the areas. But when I had to apply for a Russian visa in Pakistan, for double entry, I had to stay in Almaty for 10 days.
These kinds of issues occur. But it's a part of traveling. You learn from these things. And if everything is going smoothly, then the tour gets a little boring. These things make your tour memorable.
The scenery here is very different from that of Kazakhstan. There were large spacious fields with a lot of agriculture. Here it is mostly jungle. What a gust of wind! I thought I would fall on the side. It took my breath away.
I came across villages all along the road There are facilities in all the villages here Since I have got the SIM from Kazakhstan border There is good signal reception everywhere Secondly, in every hotel where I have stayed electricity, heating and all the luxuries are available. Not the luxuries but those are the basic requirement and surviving in such a harsh environment is a big deal its tough Since it's quite cold here even during the summer then the winter would have been really tough its permanent, not like people visit here during the summer and leave in winter a small river is passing by Surprisingly, here is a lot of water and many people are fishing here Despite this, eateries have less fish choices on their menus. I personally really like this area.
I would have explored valleys around if I had time. I would have explored more interesting areas. All the videos which I have seen of the travelers they mostly used to pass by from here I thought that transit visa'ld be more than enough to pass from here I think I have reached the top of the pass This is a small pass The scenery here is amazing I will park the motorcycle, enjoy for a while and then leave There is no space Let's go ahead Such sections make me excited and energetic I am fond of riding along the river The attraction in water is too good. Mountains on one side, the turquoise river down there and the amazing curvy road Having cappuccino in such a place would be awesome No, it's not going to happen It's closed The shop is here But closed Amazing place I hope I will get something from here to eat The place seems good I'll have to translate everything first Lunch has been served and today I have fish Along with beans, sauce and mashed potatoes I asked him to serve only vegetables and fish Along with that I have tea So let's enjoy it Since it has calories and I need calories I was sick of having coffee and cake again and again So I just wanted to have a nice lunch The taste is just fine I have paid almost $6.5 to $7 for this Finally I have reached Aktau Here I say goodbye to Chyuisky Tract for a day I'll be back on this road tomorrow I got the tank refueled and it's more than enough for traveling Tomorrow I will get it refueled and leave for Mongolia It is a 45 kilometer ride from here Let's see if I find a guest house or hotel there If not then I will come back here Let's check out, what is this Here they are... going towards the lake. Perhaps they plan to do off-roading.
Check it out What a weird location The cars are parked in the air Amazing motorcycles, cycles and cars Wonderful I have seen the pictures of this place I wanted to visit it for once Hello how are you? Pakistan Bulgaria This is an amazing place I have visited several places in the world. But I have never seen such a weird place like this The cars have been parked on the wood The owner here is a very interesting man He knew a little bit of German language So I had chit chat with him I can stay here for the night as they have accommodation I feel it's a very cold place I have decided to roam around And have tea in their kitchen All the travelers stay here and have chit chat And they have kept a box for the donations as per one's wish There is no fixed ticket I really liked this place It's a detour of 25 km from the main road There are beautiful lakes around Of course It's an extremely frigid spot to spend the night It's windy since this spot is at an altitude. I will roam around and then we'll leave from here I can see one here along with a restaurant Let's ask them Where is their reception? It's crowded. I might not get the accommodation Hello One person one night Yes This Okay, show me Nice It's like $50 It's too expensive I have time Let's check out, if I can get any other near by I was thinking of having the accommodation around 2000 There are multiple options here I still have time I can get one in case of emergency Actually I am short of rubles The banks must be closed by now, since it's 7:00 pm There is also one Let's ask them Okay Yes Yes Tea okay I think she is asking for 2000 No no Let's ask her for concession I bargained Yes Okay She is telling about cooking Check out, how the conversation takes place I will take it this way The room is fine It costs almost around $24 to $25 which is quite reasonable I might have cheaper choices if I sought for them.
Now, the only issue is I have around 1000 rubles I have refueled my motorcycle I have enough petrol to go across the border Since I have to go for dinner, breakfast in the morning and I might need them on the way The owner told me that There is a Kyrgyz restaurant near by at a walking distance of 300 to 400 m Go there They might exchange you the dollars since there is no bank here The bank is located in a town at a distance of 80 to 90 km Let's try It would be great if I get $20 exchanged I have Euros, Dollars, Kyrgyz money, Kazakh money, even Afghani Actually, when I exchange a lot of money and when I depart from that country, they don't get exchanged again in dollars Mostly, I try paying from the credit card Here, credit cards won't work. That's why I need rubles Let's try to exchange $20 to $25 I have 1000 rubles There is Halal food in Kyrgyz cafe I have mashed potatoes and beef It cost 320 rubles. I still have 700 rubles If I need anything on the way tomorrow, I can get it I will get something for the breakfast from here As I have planned to leave early in the morning from here Let's have dinner and enjoy the evening I hope you liked my vlog Remember me in your prayers Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share Bye.
2024-12-30 13:02