The Polygon's Stone Archive, and the River at Night

Day three in Semey. Aigerim walks the steppe memorial for nuclear test victims, visits the Abai and Dostoevsky house museums again for the details, and ends the evening on the Irtysh embankment as a thunderstorm rolls in. Plus practical notes on the Kurchatov trip and local banking. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Kazakhstan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Kazakhstan guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 20 of Kazakhstan Travel Podcast with Aigerim Serik. Aigerim Serik is in Semey, Kazakhstan. Places in this episode: Rooms Hotel Semey, Monument to Victims of Nuclear Testing, Столовая #1, F.M. Dostoevsky House-Museum, Abai Literary Memorial Museum, Green Bazaar, Irtysh Bridge, Chechil Семей. Covered: Nuclear test site legacy and memorial, Dostoevsky and Abai house museums, Local food and prices in Semey, Kurchatov Polygon day trip planning, Practical banking and SIM setup (Kaspi, IIN). Chapters:00:00 Irtysh Bridge03:50 Abai Literary Memorial Museum07:06 Chechil Семей08:00 Beeline A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #Semey #Kazakhstan #KazakhstanTravel #CentralAsia #Semipalatinsk #NuclearTestSite #Dostoevsky #Abai #IrtyshRiver #TravelKazakhstan #Steppe #SemeyGuide #Kurchatov #Polygon #RoadTripKazakhstan #KazakhFood https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/kazakhstan/