We really, really liked Nizhny Novgorod. Even though it is the fifth largest city of Russia, with the population of 1,25 million, it had a nice small city vibe. A lot of the city’s life is centered around the lively Bolshaya Pokrovskaya pedestrian street up on the hill. Next to it is the old kreml …
The Red Arrow carried us smoothly from St. Petersburg to Moscow. We stayed in Russia’s capital for one night and got to take part in some special celebration there. Onboard the Red Arrow On our way from St. Petersburg to Moscow we had most probably our most luxurious transport experience of this journey. The Red …
Tyylikäs junamatka ja Moskovan 872-vuotis synttärit Lue lisää »
Two and a half days in St. Petersburg passed fast but we got to see surprisingly much. As we have been here already once before, and saw some of the city’s “must see” attractions and sights back then, we concentrated on little bit more alternative things this time. Our first evening in St. Petersburg On …
2,5 päivää Pietarissa – kasvisruokaa ja vaihtoehtoista tekemistä Lue lisää »
Today we traveled the first 400 kilometres of our next big adventure, from Järvenpää, Finland to St. Petersburg, Russia. Our first goal is to travel overland to India through Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the westernmost corner of China and Karakoram Highway in Pakistan. We have time until the next spring, so after we have had enough …