An egg with your vodka?

We spent the past few days in a mountain settlement outside of Karakol, we were able to get a ride up the 4WD track in a Russian like army van which was an experience in itself. There are only a few buildings at the top but the scenery is amazing and so untouched. Our hut also hosted some Kyrgyz friends getting away from the city, along with another couple from Switzerland. We quickly learned that homemade vodka was toasted with a boiled egg and that you cannot sit in front of an empty glass long before someone quickly refills it. We will spend the night back in karakol and then make our way around the southern side of lake Issuk-kol.