Akron Hotel
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Novgorod
Today we left St Petersburg and headed to the small inland town of Novgorod. Our drive was only small today, we arrived at lunch time and checked into our hotel. Driving into the city I could already tell there is not much here, it has more historical significance than actual sites to see. After we got our rooms we had a picnic lunch in the gardens before heading out on our walking tour. The tour was small, we started off at the area of the 7 churches, that is right ...
A new acquaintance
... out of the station, stopping by a station employee. "Biliet?" I asked, wondering where to buy a ticket for the next leg of my journey. She simply pointed out the door and spoke in unintelligible Russian. Just then, a girl approached me. "Can I help you?" She asked. I explained what I was needing, and she offered to show me to the ticket desk. Once we arrived (for it was not a clearly marked path from the exit of the station to this ...
Volga Voices
... in the communal power outlet. I was ready to alight. We swapped emails and Ina promised to send that recipe to me. Aleks kindly helped me done my pack and suddenly I was on the non-elevated platform of Perm II.
I walked in to the station terminal and spied a large rail network map of Russia. I saw the most northerly point on the network and bought a ticket for the following day. An unplanned and impromptu act on impulse. Not sure what I've got myself in ...
Electritska to Viking Heritage Town
... In Novgorod the dark clouds opened and so I waited after arrival at the station under shelter until it passed. It was after 21:00 hours when I found Hotel Akron. I had some food from my survival provisions in my room and headed out for a lap of the Kremlin until midnight. A grand wall and a sodden moat. Couples wondered through it and out over the splendid river on the pedestrian bridge in the midnight light. Back outside the Kremlin a roller blade skater was practicing exquisite moves ...
Where in the world is Novgorod?
... accommodation. It was in the downstairs restaurant where we enjoyed an also improved breakfast, one that was shared with a couple of our fellow tourers.
Our first excursion for the day would take us to the Wooden Architecture museum, perhaps so chosen for the fact it was located literally across the road from the hotel. Vladimir introduced our Novgorod guide as Katerina. Though sensibly rugged up for the elements, her face suggested she was ...
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