First day in Tuva... I was quite excited to go and explore the city. However before we begin, let's refresh our knowledge about Tuva. :)

Here, on a fresh August morning, my journey to Tuva, to the remote autonomous Turkic republic in Russia, was about to begin. After...

She pulled out a big, old world atlas from the library. Opening the section about Central Asia she handed it to me. "There", I said, "Tuva".