Bishkek benchmark

Bishkek opera house plus a rare bench

Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, is sleepy. And the town planners have been caught napping too because there is a distinct lack of benches. I managed to find this one (right) facing the Opera House. But otherwise an epic fail on the bench front for Bishkek and its snoring planners.

Let us not despair, however; for bishkek is not for sitting, it is for walking, and there is a plethora of fab Soviet architecture to be seen. I shall write about that separately but before I do I should mention the quality Radison guesthouse. No affiliation to the Radisson hotel chain, Kyrgyzstan is clearly beyond the realms of intellectual property lawyers! Half the number of s's, half the price, and a lovely place to stay!