Notes from Kazakhstan

[sawyl]

Pater has returned from his sojourn in Astana and reports that it's a pretty interesting place. Furthermore, he reports that:

• The internet doesn't seem to have penetrated the Kazakhstani academic establishment yet: only the university administration building had a connection to the outside world and even that was desperately slow.
• The Khan Shatyry is a superb blend of British architectural excellent and Soviet construction. As a result, none of the parts quite fit together and everything is held together with mastic.
• There was much amusement over the TV report about the snow that brought the UK to a halt last week.
• He managed to avoid drinking fermented mare's milk, but cheerfully tucked into the various bits of dog and horse he was offered.

I wish I could say I'm surprised about the dog eating but sadly, I'm not.

Comments

[sawyl.livejournal.com]

I think you might be right: it does seem a bit unlikely that he'd have been able to order dog at a regular restaurant. Then again, it might just be a wind up; that he was trying to tease his feeble, vegetarian son with tales of his carnivorous achievements...