Neptun Resort Hotel; Issyl-Kul Lake

We spent one night on the shore of Issyl-Kul lake, near Chochkor, in the Neptune Resort Hotel- sounds mighty posh, really wasn't! The rooms were minging, dirty bed-sheets with cigartte burns. The boiler in the bathroom was meant to heat the water but failed miserably. There was a sandy beach where the guests were lounging under old-fashioned parasols, on pedalos or jumping from the wooden rickety pier. It was like a time-warp. To survive the night, we all thought the best idea was to be less aware of the situation by playing drinking games. We ended up dancing with the locals on the beach celebrating a 21st birthday to the early hours of the morning, whilst some others went skinny dipping off the pier!