Bishkek is situated in the valley, you can always see beautiful mountains. There are many trees throughout the whole city. People are very tolerant and nationally diversified. People of many different nations live and work here, a lot of new restaurants, hotels, supermarkers and entertaining centers are being opened. It may take less than hour to go to the mountains for the picnic in summer, and skiing in winter! It takes about 3 hours from the city to go to one of the most beautiful and cleanest lakes on the Earth – Issyk-Kul lake.