Akron Hotel Novgorod

24, ul Novgorod, North-West Russia, Russian Federation

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Where in the world is Novgorod?

A travel blog entry by andrewrmc

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Our Novgorod accommodation was something akin to a Swiss Alpine cabin. It's exposed timber beams lent s relaxed feel. Consisting of two floors, the rooms were upstairs, along three corridors, each emanating from a communal dining room. Downstairs featured a separate bar and restaurant. The hotel was a short distance out of town and surrounded by seemingly not much, yet it had a pleasant hospitable feel to it, one that had been so absent from our ...

Days 178 to 179 - Train to Moscow (Days 2 & 3)

A travel blog entry by craigadventure

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The 'sleepers' were up early and left quickly and quietly. We had the berth to ourselves for the afternoon before being joined by a man named Faric. He was a very friendly man who intelligently worked with very little English to relate that he was a teacher in the army, lived in the city of Kazan, was 53, had a 21 year old son who was a computer programmer (we agreed that computers were the international language of the future and therefore English was ...

Birthday in Russia

A travel blog entry by gatorlaw

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... faces of the four apostles and Jesus as you look up into the four corner turrets and center dome.
After some shopping and a short amount of free time, we headed out of the city to the outskirts where the memorial for the siege of Leningrad is located.

A note on History - the Siege of Leningrad

As I believe, the oldest person on this coach, I actually have vague memories of the time when St. Petersburg was still called Leningrad. I ...

Russia's oldest city & Unesco World Heritage Site

A travel blog entry by ontheroa

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... She divorced her husband because he wanted to go live in his native Ukraine.

We enjoyed various fruit teas - jam added to black tea - and also apple cake. She explained she is a solicitor but clearly they're not so well paid here! The apartment was cramped and stuffy with a very smelly cement stairwell where it appeared the homeless may sleep and do other activities!

The furnishings also were not what one expects in an Aussie solicitor dwelling, however she was ...

Watford's long lost relative

A travel blog entry by jonnylawson

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... place. Sure, there are a few ex-mosquitoes smeared over some of the walls and the odd light fitting is hanging precariously off the wall, but what do you expect in a tourist hotspot like Novgorod? I’ll tell you what you expect – the most hilarious 'bathroom’ I have ever laid eyes on. It’s a proper old school washroom with the shower just hanging loosely off the wall and an interestingly plumbed toilet and sink ...