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Travel Russia: an Adventure
As part of our World Journey, we wanted to travel Russia by just going there on the off chance. This means, even in modern Russia, adventure travel in its basic form. We have to deal with formalities, the Russian language and the Cyrillic writing to find our way. We visit the highlights in St. Petersburg and Moscow. But in addition to that we get acquainted with the Real Russia in the countryside, experience the Trans Siberian Railroad en see what it is like to be in Siberia in the winter time.
St. PetersburgOur first stop in Russia is St Petersburg , the former Leningrad. It is a majestic city with lots of beautiful cathedrales and unique musea, mosly composed by Tsar Peter the Great himself. Top of the cake, off course, is the Hermitage.Rural RussiaOn our way to Moscow, we agreed with our contact there to take a road to nowhere to in order to see Rural Russia. This is what we mean with travel Russia: an Adventure.Dubrovki is the name of the little village we ended up in. Even on the most detailed Russian maps it cannot be found. We take a huge leap back in time, with all the inconveniences of Rural Russia MoscowMoscow , the mighty capital of Russia, with its Kremlin and Red square. Has it changed since the fall of communism? What remained from its days of glory? We organized a home stay with Uncle Pasha, the guy who also showed us Rural Russia.Trans Siberian ExpressThe one and only Trans Siberian Express, the Rossija, only travels twice a week from Moscow to Vladiwostok. However, there are more trains using the Trans Siberia railway. We simply (ahem) book a one way ticket Moscow-Irkutsk on a train that heads for Blagovashensk, and for simplicity also call this the Trans Siberian ExpressSiberiaWe visit Irkutsk, Siberia in December, we assumed it would be cold. But how cold is minus 25 degrees centigrade? And can you enjoy a trip to Lake Baikal in that temperature?Return from Travel Russia to Adventure Travel Tales and Tips
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