A lone sunbather rests on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, while a throng of sheep search for grass in the sand. While the north shore of the lake is quite developed and popular with tourists, the south shore still offers serenity and tranquil scenes like the one pictured here. I took this photo near the village of Barskoon, one of the oldest villages in the country. In the past, Barskoon was the capital city of the kingdom of Kashgaria, and was widely believed to be the center of the world.