One of our little friends near the apartment complex in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Some other travel companions on our bus from Karakol to Bakonbaeva along Issyk-Kul's southern shore. They took care of us, offering apples and vodka (we kindly refused the latter). Read: Perfect Day in Kyrgyzstan