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Europe » Russia » Centre » Vladimir July 27th 2007

I have been wondering around the Golden Ring Towns in Russia. See if you like what I have seen... Csavarogtam az Arany Gyűrű városkáiban, Oroszországban. Nézd meg, tetszik ezt az, amit láttam... Me he perdido entre las ciudades y pueblos pequenitos del Anillo Dorado de Rusia Mira ver si te gusta lo que he visto...... read more

Russia

Europe » Russia » Centre » Vladimir June 27th 2007

Robyn7459

Hi everyone, Sorry I have not been able to send an update, it has been hard to find somewhere with internet. Russia is great so far except that the airline lost my luggage so I had the same cloths on for like three days (well I did buy some more shirts and stuff). We spent the first few days in St. Petersburg and it was really good, I am going to have to tell more about it in a few days thought becasue I only have 5 minutes on this computer. Sorry about the shortness of this but I wanted to let people know that I am fine and not to worry, Russia is actualy quiet safe. Love Danielle... read more

Suzdal

Europe » Russia » Centre » Vladimir May 13th 2007

The plusser

Finally arrived at Valdimir at 1pm then caught a bus to Suzdal, checked in to the hotel and had a welcome shower and then sent the laundrry to be done. Walked around the town with Liz and Christa visited most of the 35 churches then went for dinner in the irish pub. John used his translator and tried to order lemon tea, the waitress burst out laughing and when Marsha saw the translation it read tea with a slice of raw meat.... read more

Waiting in Vladimir.

Europe » Russia » Centre » Vladimir April 6th 2007

ElbridgeGerry

I'm about to take the train into the heart of Siberia, Irkutsk. But not just any train. It's the MAGICAL HIPPIE RAILROAD! ... Okay, so it's the Trans-Siberian railroad. The Trans-Siberian, known by many Russians as the Newspeak-y 'Transsib', was constructed between 1891 and 1916 by teams of peasant workers and highly skilled railroad ninjas. The railway was designed to not only open up travel to Siberia for exploitation of its resources, it also just plain gave the Siberians something to do.... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas...more history

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