Russia – Cossacks & the Dalai Lama – mile 4,194 (8th June)

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June 8th 2012

Published: July 19th 2012

Where are we – a Buddhist Republic, tea plantations & rice paddies? No its not some exotic Asia destination – its Russia and the European part of Russia at that. On one particular day we start with Buddhist temples in Elista, cross Cossack territory with its golden onion domed churches and end up passing mosques in the snowy Caucuses Mountains. Crossing the Ukraine-Russia border was surprisi... Read Full Entry

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typical Russian roadside sign

the most scenic road so far

from Dombay down to the Black Sea

the most scenic road so far

from Dombay down to the Black Sea

the most scenic road so far

from Dombay down to the Black sea

the most scenic road so far

from Dombay down to the Black sea

the most scenic road so far

from Dombay down to the Black sea

Black Sea views & Russian resorts

Sochi counting down tro the winter olympics

Olympic stadium under construction at Alder

construction of the new road to take visitors from Sochi to the Olympic Ski Village at Krasnaya Polyana

Sochi beach

sunbathing beside the wreck dismantling cranes

Zelenaya Roscha

Stalins Dacha - its enormous

Zelenaya Roscha

Stalin's swimming pool & dinning room

Zelenaya Roscha

Stalin's billards table, he wasn't a very good player but somehow seemed to win all his games!!

Dagomys tea planation

cultivated since 1887 and allegedly the most northerly tea estate in Europe

An actual Soyuz 9 capsule

it returned to Earth in June 1970 after 18 days in orbit carrying engineer Sevastyanov from Sochi

Sochi

Waiting on Sochi sea front for the group to arrive on the ferry from Turkey.

19th July 2012

carl garrett
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road trip
hi,thanks for the blogg.once again its great to keep up with you both.hope you both well and enjoying your trip,ride safe and see you when you return. carl

20th July 2012

mac
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jammy bastards

20th July 2012

Carol and James
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sochi
Fascinating stuff. Good to see you sampling local cuisine and enjoying sunshine - long may it last. We are still hoping to have some summer!!!! Amusingly ads for Thomas Cook and Premier Inns keep showing up at the top of the pages. Looking forward to the next blog as always. Carol X

21st July 2012

David & Diana
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Cakes
So Edwin has found the cake Mecca1 .... and stocking up kiosk.......... have fun, LoveDavid & Di

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