Visiting the WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL Beach Town
oh is this the right way to go we have no idea just stay low to the ground your parents going to hate me for this probably I'm going to get a phone call I'm shaking and when you look closely his beak still has blood on it I read online that Issyk-Kul means warm lake this is not warm I have goosebumps all over my arm looks like we might get rain should we wait out for the rain a bit before we go in the water yeah look at how beautiful this side looks but then this side is grey I think it'll be quick and cloudy and yeah so we are now at Issyk-Kul Lake here in Kyrgyzstan it is the largest alpine lake in the country I think the largest lake in the country oh yeah yeah but the second largest alpine lake in the world it's crazy because we're at a beach that's what it feels like it looks like an ocean it's so big you can't even see the end and the crazy thing is behind us there are snow capped mountains mhm and then the middle part looks like a desert very interesting landscapes here and we are quite high up too I think we're about close to 1,700 m above sea level and yet we're at the beach we're at the beach it's called the warm lake because even in the winter it doesn't freeze but it doesn't mean it's a warm lake temperature wise but it feels refreshing and the water is so clear so clear it does feel like you in the ocean isn't it yeah except the water would not be salty right mhm do you want to taste it yeah no it's not salty and we got a local melon you were so excited for this because 2 days ago when we were in the mountains they fed us this for lunch and it was so delicious and we never had this kind of melon before so we saw it at the market today it's like a mix between a honeydew and a cantaloupe yeah and this was only a dollar yeah so cheap the problem is how are we going to open it we don't have a knife don't we have a plastic knife no we have fork and we have spoon oh that's no good yeah what are we going to do I got a knife I don't think you should be running around the beach holding a knife with all the kids around they're so friendly yeah maybe we can cut some and give it to them yeah you should do that yeah yeah they're locals are they barbecuing over there I see like smoke yeah growing some kind of meat nice yeah we should share what's the best way to do this you want me to cut it yeah maybe don't get the sand in there oh yes yeah then we can get the seeds out that looks so good this is so relaxing feels like we're on a beach vacation we are on a beach vacation look at this it's so sweet holy moly it tastes like cantaloupe but the texture is like honeydew one thing I noticed is that the fruit here is so delicious yeah everything we had here was so sweet was so fresh think it's seasonal like the food that we see the berries the apples the melons I think it's seasonal and they're ugly too they're not like perfect looking so I think it's local fruits it's not like imports that we're so used to eating in Western countries and even in like a lot of big cities in Asia we get like imported stuff that doesn't have as much taste mhm as the local stuff yeah they look ugly the skin is not polished it's not shiny but it tastes so good this one for us yeah give this pretty one to them yeah give this pretty one to them as a thank you gift for giving us a knife to enjoy this sweet sweet melon you go boy we're back at our yurt stay here this is called the Sonun Yurt Camp literally like a 10-minute walk to where we were before it's quite a cute place there's like nothing around kind of feels like deserty but then this place itself is very lovely we have a dining yurt here one of the reasons I booked this place is because they have quite a nice shower facility even though it's shared and they have hot water looks quite cool inside actually they have like four four stalls see you can even watch the sky while you're taking a poop but yeah the hot water was wonderful last night look how chill and relaxed this place is it's a little area where you can chat with people work a little bit which we did and just enjoy the weather because it's so nice and I think this is the drinking water pipe that connects to the lake so we have to turn it on oh yeah we haven't tried yet I have you filled a water bottle with it I filled the water bottle it was good it tastes good tastes like water clean water so they have 10 traditional Yurts here we are staying in this one so I'll give you a little tour oh one thing to mention is when I say traditional Yurts it's because it's different from the one we stayed at Altyn-Arashan that one had like metal bars inside the outside had a bit of like felt plus plastic like it was different but this one you can see this texture yeah and the thickness of it this is felt which is what they used to use I believe and it's very warm when we were inside last night it felt like we were very well protected and then you also see the rope everything is is just tied down by rope no nails no metal inserts or anything like that it's pretty cool okay let's go inside take off our shoes should I turn on the light yeah okay not much to show yeah but it's so cute so cute this bed is very comfortable and they have a nice thick blanket we even have a very nice couch for us to sit out here we can enjoy the view of outside we have electricity so we can you know charge our phones charge our equipment and then a little table there for some snacks that's basically it that's basically it but it's super cozy oh yeah look at this so they use ropes to tie this wood together but they use I'm not sure if it's horse or cow skin instead of nails they use skin that is cool I didn't notice that before and just every little details you know like the carpet the fabric hanging on the wall there it's beautiful I think they are different configurations inside the yurt like some have like four beds some have like one big bed so it depends on how many people are staying together in one like we booked this one for $42 a night for the two of us including breakfast which I think is a good deal and they also do dinner here if you want to book dinner it's like 800 KGS per person it's quite delicious so I think we're going to enjoy another dinner here instead of like going into town because the food here is really really good so the home stay here also recommends one more activity for us that is quite unique to this area of Issyk-Kul Lake they said that there is a eagle show like an eagle hunting demonstration that we should check out I think eagle hunting is a huge part of the Kyrgyz people's culture and it's kind of slowly becoming extinct because honestly nowadays like in modern day no one really needs to go hunt for food I think they try to keep this tradition going in some of the places around the lake here in order to kind of pass down the art to the next generation so yeah we'll see what that is all about hi guys just wanted to quickly say that we have started a new channel called "On The Road with Flora and Note" we basically have candid conversations on the the road about our travels about our lifestyle about things that we honestly usually talk about but we feel like I wonder what other people think so we want to put these conversations out there and see if we have a community who can give us some feedback and give us some perspectives on the things we talk about so make sure to subscribe to that channel and come enjoy the conversation with us on the road with Flora and Note see the golden eagle and the kids came to pick us up hello do we go with you we go with you hi oh there's one more behind us I didn't expect it to be like a a private show but you booked a private show I don't know there's a horse two horses two two horses the whole team the whole crew two horses three dogs three eagles three dogs too and how many children uh one one children two assistants okay what's your name 5 years old 5 years old 5 years old he knows how to hunt too Next Generation Next Generation Hunter right here and what is your name my name is Nursultan I'm Flora I'm Note nice to meet nice to meet you you're the third generation and the fourth generation wow I'm excited to see it and this is the fifth generation after today I'll be the fifth generation you see how they put a leather eye covering on top of the eyes of the golden eagle so the whole time when they were in the car they couldn't see why I don't know I just noticed it that they don't attack us maybe like maybe that's probably part of the training but that was that's interesting wow I didn't realize how big the Eagles are when they spread their wings that is crazy wow why do you cover the eyes eagle eyes are very strong can see 5 kilometers eagle no cap eagle will fly so in the winter they hunt for themselves or hunting for the family like no no no fox meat jackal meat no eating only taking skin skin for tradition to make clothes to make hats I don't know I don't have any words to explain this feeling I have no expectation I have no idea what they're going to do and I didn't realize eagles are so scary looking so scary the claws do you see the claws this this long and they're thick like their nails are so thick they could puncture through your skin so quickly oh yeah they can kill a jackal we are like nothing next to them so this is a fake Fox for training only skin oh so a real fox just the skin so who's dragging the fox running you're going to run yeah oh okay okay so we need to stay here he's coming oh the little helpers are so cute eagle after eating finished next process cleaning process cleaning beak and sharpening you can come closer this eagle's gender is female you see this ring 1 2 3 4 yeah four rings is female male only has three rings this you see 1 2 3 4 it's so funny because he keeps telling us don't be afraid but I think we look very afraid I never realized they can be so scary yeah we only see them flying in the sky and they look so small yeah but seeing them up close is a different story but these aren't the normal eagles right this is the golden eagles wings is 2 meters wide and six kilos in weight you ride on the horse wait I go on the horse okay hi horsey wow look at this kid he's cool he's so cool he got it he got it he's the fourth generation hunter you're trying to help him come down from the horse wow he's so good the brother was laughing like leave him alone what you doing oh my God he's so cool wow are you scared just touch don't afraid don't afraid isn't he heavy yeah I'm shaking and when you look closely his beak still has blood on it you have to try to look like you're not afraid for the photo ready okay 3 2 1 and then point point over there and say go hunt over there go hunt over there I think I'm scared now wow yeah they look so cute but they're vicious it's so interesting though right we never seen this breed of dog before but this is a Kyrgyz breed of dog they probably have the hunting nature in their blood dog's prize is sausage sausage oh sausages for the dogs you can feel that they are so strong like muscular yeah 2 years old so sturdy two pups eight months good boy good boy he's so cute oh they are very friendly actually oh what's he looking over there for he thought that was a predator it's okay your safe he thought it was a sausage he thought it was a treat he thought it was a little sausage that was such a cool experience that I never thought in my life I would be able to witness that that's so awesome and even though it's just for practice because it's a summer month but seeing this being passed on to generations and not forgotten is quite heartwarming but also so meaningful yeah remember this man remember him in five more years he's going to get his own eagle and he going to be the fourth generation we are now at Skazka or the Fairytale Canyon it was about an hour's drive from where we were staying before by the beach it was an epic drive coming here it was so beautiful and I can't wait to see inside speaking of epic their dad is dressed pretty epic here wow looks so cool we don't know how to attack this basically it's just a huge Canyon there's not a lot of information on it yeah so I think you just kind of wander and explore and use your imagination to see what some of the rocks look like because I've seen people mention you will see dragons and snakes and you know mystical creatures and stuff there's no clear path here you can go pretty much every direction you want to go up here this one looks epic that does that looks like a dragon yeah it looks like the back of the Dragon yeah let's go this way okay wow you okay yeah this is incredible holy moly we're on top of the world we are what's crazy is this feels like a big playground for adults cuz there's no barriers there's no signage that's the drop yeah like you have to be very careful like no one's going to take care of your safety here it's like really up to you that's why I think it's an adult playground but it's pretty insane that you see people all the way over on that side where it's like colorful you see like yellow orange red on that side but then you also see people wandering through there very interesting be careful yeah it's so steep is this the right way to go we have no idea just stay low to the ground I'm basically on my bum sliding bend your knees oh my goodness your parents going to hate me for this probably I'm going to get a phone call but by then we already done we're home safe is that where you want to go over there yeah but look behind us that's where we came from that looks steep we just climbed down that hill over there this is pretty incredible I feel like we've been saying things are incredible since we got to Central Asia like we we are continuously blown away by the landscape the nature of both Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan that we visited this time I feel like Central Asia is a place that we will definitely visit again it's our first time here and we loved it and next time we have so much more to discover there's still so much more we hope that our videos will help more people to come here find their way not be afraid to travel to a new place and experience a different side of the world
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