http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Russia , Northwest , Kaliningrad en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:48 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:34:48 +0000 I had been told that the old city of Knigsberg was gone and that the present city of Kaliningrad was nothing to write home about. But I have decided to write home anyhow.Kaliningrad is a fascinating place seeing that almost all the inhabitants are immigrants from Mother Russia. This old Preussian stronghold which fostered people such as Immanuel Kant is today a Russian exclave in the center of E http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-401978.html May 8 2009Bus Eurolines Riga Latvia Kaliningrad RussiaThe bus to Kaliningrad left Riga last night at 10PM.. arriving at 7AM in Kaliningrad city. The bus only stopped twice once about 0045 at Scaroniauliai in Lithuania then again at 315 at the RussianLithuanian border at Sovetsk. First we were stamped out of Lithuania stayed on the bus then drove across the bridge to the Russian http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-398145.html On the 6th week of my overseas trip I am currently sitting in a park witha beautiful fountain writing this on a nice summers day. The weather here is very strange. It has been humid at times but most days it is cloudy and often looks like it will rain and it has a fair bit. Bu currently it's quite clear. Today I eel 100 times better than yesterday. I feel as if I have new eyes and a new heart to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-300557.html PrivetIch bin wieder zurck in Moskau nachdem ich einen Wochenendausflug nach Koenigsberg gemacht habe. Was kann ich sagen ber diese russische Insel in Europa Nun es ist nicht wirklich Russland. Wenn ich durch das deutsche Viertel gehe so erinnert mich das an verschiedene DDR Kleinstdte. Man sieht auf jeden Fall das diese Stadt einmal wirklich angenehm war. Viel Platz Grnanlagen und irge http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-97594.html Came her not knowing what to expect but found amber jewelry was the main export. They even make an amber vodka http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-6659.html