Amparo Hotel Cherepovets

L'alba dal treno.. Ho lasciato Mosca avvolta nelle sue luci di cittą che non dorme mai, come le migliori capitali occidentali, e mi risveglio all'alba di una fredda - neanche tanto, a dire il vero - giornata autunnale nel nord della Russia. Boschi infiniti di betulle, fiumi e laghi che si rincorrono nella taiga, poi campi e case di campagna che punteggiano la vastitą della nazione russa.. Ci saranno forse 100 milioni di abitanti, in Russia, di cui 20/25 a ...

... though not as nice as the train we got to Moscow. Still, settled in and hoped no one obnoxious would be joining us. Book Update: finished 'Rant' by Chuck Palahnuik - a great read, liked the voxpop narrative. confused by the ending and i think i'll have to re-read it to get it'. I'd recommend it though, and thanks to Sander for suggesting it. Also read 'Summer of the Cicadas'which i wasn't bothered about, and some HG Wells (Invisible Man, Island of Dr Moreaux and War of the Worlds).

Went through 8 locks last night and dropped 60 odd metres. When you looked out at times all you see is a brick wall. The ship is currently travelling over the 2nd largest lake in Europe and the wind is up a bit so there is a bit of rocking & spray. Just like being at sea because you can't see shore! Not doing much today as we don't get to ...

A bit of a lie in this morning as breakfast didn't start until 8am. Arrived in Goritski at 9.30am approx for 10am Bus and walking tour. The bus took us to Kirillo Monastery which is one of the largest in Russia even though only 3 monks live there. Population is now only 6000 but over 20,000 taxable residents used to live in the complex in times gone ...

The waterways are amazing and we have now entered the Volga-Baltic Canal which is part of the Volga Baltic Waterway, opened in 1964 and connects the Baltic Sea with the Arctic Ocean. It replaces the old system which Peter the Great put into operation in 1810. We pass through 7 more locks on our way between the Rybinsk reservoir and Lake Onega. The Volga-Baltic canal includes the Sheksna and Kovzha ...

... er ein liten utfordring. Me endte opp med aa dela oss. 4 stykk tok taxi og resten tok tog. Dei i taxien stod i 2 timer i koe. Me paa toget satt paa golvet i gangen i 40 minutt. Me fekk og ein lang spasertur i sentrum med paa kjoepet pga av rushtida i metroen. Den var litt for avskrekkande for oss blyge nordmenn! Hostellet hadde ein heilt utruleg trappeoppgang! Ein gong me skulle opp maatte me traakka over ein uteliggar! Tida i Moskva var fin og avslappande. Det var ...

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I started the trip by train from Helsinki to Moscow with my friend.We had a second class tickets for sleeping cabin and that was really enough because of the other nice drunken finnish travellers who shared the cabin with us.We also got a hot tip concerning the custom regulations in Russia: if you leave the country at different border,MAKE SURE THE CUSTOMS INSPECTOR STAMPS YOU'RE CUSTOMS MANIFEST.Otherwise you may have to pay huge taxes from you're own products at the next border.I had to ...

... place for beers, but ours was the place for coffee! Anyway, the first night we all had a few drinks together and Thomas, Pascal and Adam had us in fits of laugher with their stories, particularly the one about the Frenchman. About 9.30pm we all headed back to our cabins to prepare our 2 min noodles- its funny actually there is a great tradition for 2 min noodles on the train as the dinners are too expensive so it is quite OK to excuse yourself at any point and say "I ...

We sailed into Northern Russia region and got closer to St. Petersburg. Today's stop- Vytegra, a small town halfway on the Moscow- St. Petersburg waterway. It is a small town, sort of miserable looking. We tour a local museum with the exhibition about how Russians built canals and locks to connect Moscow to the Baltic Sea. None of the instruction is in English. And this museum ...