Gulf Stream Hotel Kazan
2-ya Azinskaya ulitsa 1G Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Privolzhsky, Russian Federation
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... very expensive hotel to our little cozy hostel. I think it was actually a cheap hotel. The lobby was very sparse with a couch, two armchairs and a coffee table and that was it for common areas. The good thing was we all got twin rooms, two single beds and a table between, fancy. We got some time to have a shower then met Kate back in the lobby. Food time – she took us on he underground one stop through a central shopping part of the town where ...
First real russian city
... told off when taking photos of the inside.
Made it as far as the river wall where I had some nice views. Also got a photo of a tree growing in the front of a building. Unfortunatley I was using the zoom at the time and hadnt realised this until after leaving Kazan. If I had noticed it I definately would have gone over to the building to have a look.
By now it was starting to get late so decided to head back and call it a day.
Day 2 - Town, Kremlin + Two ...
Friggin freezing!
... was fine. So we boarded about 9.30, set off at 10.10pm and settled into the cabin. Luckily it was just the two of us else 1. Our luggage would never have fitted, 2. It's a cramped enough space for 2 people who know each other, putting 2 more strangers in, not the best plan! So we managed to order a couple of random drinks off the menu (all in Russian) from the train attendant who also spoke only Russian, but it all went well, she showed us how to put down our beds and ...
Poolhall junkies
... sadasta tuhanteen euroon. Laurihan oli taivaassaan ja pikkupojan elkein kapisteli keppeja testaten niiden ominaisuuksia poydalla. Arthur osti Laurille lahjaksi koristepuuesineen johon oli kaiverrettu Tatarstanin ja Kazanin vaakunat. 800 ruplaa. Sitten menimmekin pelailemaan laheiseen viihdekeskukseen tuota rakasta pelia. Kaikki hossotys pelin ymparilta sai itsessanikin pelikuumeen nousemaan. Valitettavasti matka Rolls-klubille (venajan kolmanneksi ...
Day 3 - Kazan
... dining car, which had been converted into an art deco style cinema – quite atmospheric. Nicholas II was a weak ruler and was partly to blame for some of the public unrest against his regime that led to the Russian Revolution. The movie also featured the evil priest Rasputin who strongly influenced the Tsarina Alexandra. In 1918, during the civil war, Nicholas and his family were murdered by the communists in Yekaterinburg, our next stop. ...



