The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg
From the 1760s onwards the Winter Palace was the main residence of the Russian Tsars. Magnificently loceted on the bank of the Neva River, this Baroqe-style palace is perhaps St. Petersburg most impressive attraction. Many visitors also know it as the mai... more - travel report by
deriek-2
Waiting for the Total Ecplise in Biysk
It took me almost exactly 24 hours to reach Biysk in Siberia. I departed London on a 4 hours flight to Moscow, spent 6 hours on the Domodedovo airport, jumped on a 4 hours flight to the capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk, waited almost 2 hours for luggage to... more - travel report by
krisek
Sleeping Beauty Awakens
On the eve of her 300th birthday the city of Saint Petersburg is putting on makeup and generally sprucing up for the big event. The city is still a bit run-down and in need of some paint and a good scrubbing here and there but the beauty manages to shine... more - travel report by
voyager
Novosibirsk, capital of Siberia
If you go to Russia, please, do not miss Novosibirsk. I know that Novosibirsk (the third Russian city by population), does not have an impressive Kremlin like Moscow, or a beautiful avenue like Nevski Prospek in Saint Petersburg. Nevertheless, Novosibirsk... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
Baikal Lake from Buryatia
Ulan Ude is the capital of Buryatia, one of the 21 Russian autonomous republics (including Ichkeria, o Chechenia). It has a population of about 400.000 persons, and the town was founded in the year 1666 as a winter station by Russians Cossacks. The Buryat... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
Irkutsk or the Paris of Siberia
Irkutsk was founded in 1651 as a Cossack garrison to establish authority over the indiginous Buryats. The city boomed when gold was discovered nearby in the 1880's. The shops filled with luxuries and imported goods and Irkutsk become known as the Paris of... more - travel report by
frenchfrog
A visit in Moscow and the start of Trans Siberian
The city of Moscow was founded in 1147. It s a city living mainly from aerospace, chemical equipment and automotive industry. The old part of Moscow has a radial circular lay out. The Kremlin and the Red Square forms the major major part of the old city.... more - travel report by
frenchfrog
Lake Baikal: The Pearl of Siberia
Lake Baikal is a crystal clear body of the bluest water. It is surrounded by all sides with rocks and trees. It also has a few settlements of wooden cottages. The lake itself is a living museum of flora and fauna, 80% of it is found nowhere else on the pl... more - travel report by
frenchfrog
Yekaterinburg, the frontier of Europe and Asia.
Yekaterinburg is most famous as the place where Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and children (the Romanovs) were murdered by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. It was closed to foreigners until 1990 because of its defence plants. It is also the birth place of... more - travel report by
frenchfrog
Volgograd, the heroe city
Present Volgograd was founded in the XVI century as Tsaritsyn, and changed the name in Stalin times as Stalingrad. Today is called Volgograd because of the river Volga. It has about one million inhabitants. Volgograd is one of the heroic cities of the old... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
