Kazakhstan didn't strike much interest when I first did my research, looking nothing more than a rich and overpriced stan country with nothing all that much to offer. With my time in short time in Kazakhstan, I must say it wasn't all that impressive, especially when compared with it's cheaper neighbours, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan which offers far superior landscape and cultural/historical richness respectively.
Out of the places I visited in Kazakhstan, the only one probably worth mentioning is Astana. A fairly new and rapidly developing capital offering some funky architecture with not too many souls. One can't help but feel they decided to build a city in the middle of nowhere for no one.
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| Constant development |
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| Some Chinese influence |
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| Presidential Palace |
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| Bayterek |
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| Khan Shatyr |
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| Kazak Yeli Monument |
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Hazret Sultan Mosque
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| Palace of Peace and Accord |
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| Apartment blocks lit up at night. |
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| Taking a page out of Tokyo/New York |
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