Animal market
Karakol, ex-Soviet inspired city (read: dark concrete buildings) has kept his traditions alive. In the wee small hours of Sunday morning sheep and other cattle exchange owners. We had set the alarm at 6 o’clock to enjoy the busy atmosphere. And busy it was, compare it with a very active ant nest. Hundreds of people searching for animals of their liking. Horses, cows and plenty of odd looking sheep. They had a big but. We have never seen them in Belgium. Only when we returned home our local Turkish kebab restaurant owner explained me that they are called fat-tailed sheep. …