Luks Hotel Novgorod

6, 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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... s church, the oldest church in Russia. Making our way beyond the Kremlin wall, we crossed the Vokhov River and admired the city surrounds.

At this point we had the option of either enjoying an ice-skating experience, or passing a couple of hours in a cafe. Ashley and I like the bulk of the younger generation chose the former. With the group splitting we were lead by Vladimir across town for a 20 minutes to the ice skating rink.

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

A travel blog entry by craigadventure

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... and ability to demolish so much vodka so early in the morning, we resisted immediately making eye contact lest we be embroiled in further sunrise shots! Further smiles and remarks were exchanged by the gentleman as the ‘Russian Bear’ settled into the top bunk above Faric, while Mia wisely stayed out of the way.

There was more to come but in the meantime the vodka was stashed (we learned that you’re not supposed have open ...

Birthday in Russia

A travel blog entry by gatorlaw

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... Not according to plan, the pesky, persevering Russians held their ground, despite famine exhaustion and extreme cold, and held off the siege for 900 days. Approximately 27 Million Russians died between 1941 and 1945 between the siege, war, famine, and generally horrible condition. The siege memorial is a very moving tribute, located underneath an intersection which once was the front line of the hold, just 9K's from the city center.

Our stop at ...

Russia's oldest city & Unesco World Heritage Site

A travel blog entry by ontheroa

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... economy and religion!
The monument called The Millennium of Russia is a huge bronze monument erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Novgorod - an event traditionally taken as a starting point of Russian history.The 129 individual statues for the monument were made by the leading Russian sculptors of the day, I found the eyes on many statues quite penetrating!
The most expensive Russian monument up to that time, it was erected at a cost of 400,000 roubles, mostly ...

Watford's long lost relative

A travel blog entry by jonnylawson

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... br> Last night was beyond genius. I spent the majority of the day hanging out with the Aussie crew (Jonno, Ross and Jane) and the honorary Aussie / token German / Turk who goes by the name of Sirin. They’re a top bunch of humans so I decided to have a ‘quiet one’ in the evening with Ross and Jonno, while Jane and Sirin went to see a Ballet and the rest of the crew went to watch a Russian dance. No dramas there. We had ...