Vladimir, Russian Federation Travel Blogs

Day 6
Sep 20, 2006 (3 photos)

... afternoon we went to the Tretsakov art gallery. We got in half-price as students by flashing our driving licenses at the old Russian woman at the ticket office and saying "Students". Who says the language barrier has to be a bad thing?? The gallery was ...

Beer, Noodles and Bread (Bed)
Jun 30, 2005 (4 photos)

Travel journal inserted, rather than typed out again.

Vladimir
Oct 12, 2007

Vladimir

Vladimir
Nov 30, 2008

... the Moscow train station at 7am, I learned that there was no train to Vladimir before 12.50pm. And so I waited... Vladimir is an average Russian city of about a twentieth the population size of Moscow. I bought a 3rd class ticket from Moscow to ...

Vladimir
Oct 11, 2007

Vladimir

the customer is never right
Jul 26, 2005

... agreed. They indeed had my reservation in the morning, but I chose to remain in the same room. My first evening in Vladimir was a bit of a scare. A man in military camouflage jumped out of a van and started barking questions at me on the sidewalk. ...

Moskau ueberlebt / Moscow survived
Jul 9, 2006 (7 photos)

... längsten) Aufenthalt in Moskau und einem Tagesausflug aufs Land, wird das Zeug wieder gepackt und es kann weiter gehen. In Vladimir wird ein kleiner Zwischenhalt eingelegt. Es ist sehr heiss, aber das Hotel mit etwas Verzögerung gefunden: Für den günstigen ...

Vladimir to Sergiev Passad to Moscow
Oct 9, 2002 (4 photos)

... shaped roll that was still warm; for once our driver Andrei was late and we were on time! When he showed up, we headed for Vladimir among the snow and cold again. The museum we wanted to see was closed on Tuesdays, but we walked to a few other churches ...

Vladimir et Souzdal
Mar 17, 2009 (5 photos)

... moins touristique ! Nous sommes partis sur la journee a Souzdal, petit village de 12000 habitants a quelques kms de Vladimir. Cette bourgade regorge d'eglise et de cathedrales avec des coupoles dorees... Le temps etait magnifique, nous nous sommes ...

Vladimir
Sep 26, 2007 (2 photos)

 

passage a Souzdal
Sep 15, 2007

Visite du kremlin et du monastere

Vladmir
Jul 7, 2008

Vladmir

Five Hours in a BMW -- One Way
Apr 4, 2009 (2 photos)

Somewhere around Vladimir, Andrew stopped for gas at a LUCGAZ (I think that was the company's name) and then we later stopped at a random dirt road, that has since been described as "picturesque" by my friend, to stretch our legs. After five hours ...

Transiberian Railway
Jul 31, 2008

Under Construction

Arrived to the City
Sep 27, 2008

Were staying all the way in train... 2 hrs

Rome-Catholic Church
Sep 27, 2008

 

Golden Ring Vladimir
Aug 8, 2008 (18 photos)

Day 115. cuda, shuda, wuda cont.... 7/8/08 Now I'm on the train heres some history on Vladimir! This city and Kiev were involved in a power struggle as the capital of Russia in the 12th century. By the 13th century it became more of a religious center, ...

begin
Jun 21, 2008

 

in the beginning there was shanderlear man..
Aug 24, 2007 (2 photos)

... ! - supreme "control face"  "registration!" "it's there!" as i point, "moscow, moscow, moscow, hotel!" - with Russian blerted in between, "ahhh.. hotel!" ?? F&(K. i had no stamps from the hotel, no train tickets stubs on me ...