Crossing into Kazakhstan was fairly easy and we headed straight to
Nur-Sultan, until March 2019 known as Astana and relatively new capital of the country. It’s divided into two parts. The old (Russian) centre, and the new centre, designed on the drawing-board after it became the capital. The new centre is an architecture’s delight with a multitude of modern and staggering buildings designed by world-famous architects. It was a pity to discover the poor workmanship on many of the buildings, for example loose marble tiles. Margit, an architect herself, just said that her snagging list would be endless.

auf der Fußgängerbrücke

Buntes in Astana

Pyramide des Friedens und der Eintracht

Universität der Künste

direkte Sicht auf den Bajterek Turm

die ganze Hazrat Sultan Moschee

Emerald Tower

Hazrat Sultan Moschee

einmal nicht selber kochen müssen

Unabhängigkeitspalast

Expo 2017

Khan Shatyr Einkaufstempel von Norman Foster. Birkenstock gabs trotzdem keine

Skyline

mir wurde es beim Zuschauen schon ganz schwindelig

Tradition trifft Moderne

Bajterek Turm von Norman Foster

Route nach Astana in Rot