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Russia
Recently I took my custom New World Tourist across the globe, literally. Though most of the times it flew, I did have the opportunity to ride the wheels off it across continents. I have been on the road for the… Continue Reading →
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov. You can read all about him on the wiki pages. He founded St.Petersburg. A truly charming town and probably the most European’ised in Russia. It is probably the nicest place I visited West of the Urals. I… Continue Reading →
I am starting to have insomnia thinking about Baikal. The thought of a bike tour around the lake is taking strong roots and I am totally convinced that it is something that needs to be done. In my mind, it… Continue Reading →
St. Petersburg is the center of the arts in Russia and fittingly, the grandest and largest art museum, the Hermitage, is located here. I have recorded my impression on the Hermitage here. Hermitage is a collection of a bunch of buildings and… Continue Reading →
This is a start to a sequence of image posts based on some of the pictures I shot in Russia. Starting on a holy note, we visited numerous churches during our trip and each one was them was spectacular. Some… Continue Reading →
A long trip now-a-days means tons of images. Given that digital camera allows you to play the statistical game on the cheap along with images that are carefully composed, I seem to end up with a mish-mash of images that… Continue Reading →
Wow, it is really over. Am heading out to Moscow to catch my flight back. In the couple of days in St Petersburg, I managed to pick up some awesome souvenirs and artwork that will work very well in my… Continue Reading →
11000 Km, 14 Days, 6 guys, 4 Trains and -34C. Met countless people, forged many friendships and picked up good memories. Thats how I would sum up the trip. The trip is over but the journey continues. It is impossible… Continue Reading →
Another day in the capital was a day of touristy work too. We decided to have a late morning after the exhausting day of visiting the red square. The hotel duped us by mentioning free breakfast which turned out to… Continue Reading →
Today is what I call a pure tourist day, though we hit a out of context blues pub in the evening. More of that later… When in Moscow, the big deal is to visit the Red Square. So we went… Continue Reading →
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