Walking between Continents

Today the boys and I walked from Europe to Asia and back again. In Atyrau, KZ the Ural River separates the two continents. We drive over this bridge everyday to take Mason to school. How often can you say you go to school on another continent? It only takes about 15 mintues to get there from our house, but I think it is pretty neat to say.

It wasn't the best day to walk being it cold and dusty, but not unusual weather for around here. The boys always enjoy looking at the river to see what is going on. The water is murky and dirty, but during the summer many people swim and fish in it. I can't wait for winter to go ice fishing and skating on the river. It does get that cold here. I have even heard that cars drive on the river. Can't wait to see that.

Mosque

I visited a Mosque today with Cameron’s class. It is right across the street from where we live and we hear the call to prayer five times a day. To enter the mosque, everyone must remove their shoes, women must have their hair covered with a scarf, and women also pray in a separate room away from the men. The carpet has a rectangular design so everyone has their own space to pray.

Muslim is the religion here except most people do not abide by the rules of the religion. Fridays are also a big day to go to the Mosque. It is nice to learn the Kazak culture and also have Cameron teach me what he learns in his class. I hope you enjoy the pictures and a few of the sites from Atyrau, Kazakhstan.