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Paris-Pekin 20-27 April

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May 9th 2008
Sunday 20 April - Odessa Excellent breakfast, including kefir to drink and sweet cheese pancakes. Did a bit of work on my bike then went on a guided walking tour of Odessa - guide was a nice girl called Natalia. Saw some buildings and the very fine opera house. She said the town was onoy built 215 years ago. It has lots of very fine tree-llned boulevards and green parks. We went down ... read more

Europe » Russia » Centre » Rostov

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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... ... read more