Beineu rest day; 09/05
I did not have many expectations of Beineu as I had read this blog of a cycle tourist visiting it, which is quite disparaging if it.
However, much just have changed since 2013, when it was written, as I have really enjoyed the day here.
There is a busy market, where nuts, spices, fresh fruit and veg, are sold, and where I had possibly the best grilled chicken of my life.
The market sellers do not seem to be trying to rip you off. I think we got a fair price for everything, and one of the pastry sellers insisted on giving us a free item.
Beineu has a lot of children running and cycling around, with playgrounds and playing fields too. I guess it’s because of the oil pipeline that runs from here across Kazakhstan that started development around 10 years ago. This probably explains why there is a lot more going on here than from 11 years ago, when the blogger visited.
The hotel is clean. It even has a Russian sauna. Unfortunately I needed to book to use it yesterday, which I didn’t, so couldn’t make full use of the facilities here.
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