Malahit Hotel Chelyabinsk
153 Truda Chelyabinsk, Urals, Russian Federation
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BUTTERFLY LAND
... guts. They’re not as explosive as bumble bees but are still a pain in the ****. My hotel escort is a truck driver and tells me it’s 7080km from here to Vladivostok. His precision makes me think he’s correct and he draws a very bumpy looking road and says that goes on for 500km. All to look forward to. Plan a big day tomorrow to get as close to Omsk as possible. Going to have to do a detour to avoid going in to Kazakhstan. ...
South of Siberia
To hear the name of Siberia is freezing but to be there was lovely. The people are nice and friendly, the city is strong and well constructed, sorrounded by the Miass River and circled by woods both inside and outside town.
The cathedral is the most wonderful gothic you can picture on a first rainy, then windy and finally snowy evening.
Don't miss it, it's 2.5 hrs. south of Moscow.
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Changing planes
... ste, 95% männliche Gastarbeiter zwischen 20 und 40 Jahren, ziemlich alle in die Modefarbe Schwarz gekleidet, starrten mich Neuankömmling an. Und hörten damit auch die nächsten 1 1/2 Stunden bis zum Abflug nicht mehr auf. Leider kannte ich keine tadschikischen Witze, die ich hätte erzählen können und meine Jonglierbälle hatte ich nicht dabei. Aber offensichtlich war ich auch so unterhaltsam genug für diese Leute. Warum vorher ...
Urals and living off the land
Stood in a station called Omsk, the letters standing proud over an apple-green station, the people milling about outside, the heat pressing down on top of us, russian conversation washing over me from all directions like a distracting force of nature, I feel homesick. It's not a feeling that is easily pinpointed, for where can I feel homesick to? Back to Bristol? Possibly, it's probably the lifestyle I had, the friends, the family, the job, the feeling of having somewhere solid to ...
Kostanay-Chelyabinsk
... heading to Kazakhstan tomorrow) later in the evening for dinner...at an Irish Pub with the menus in English! A great night, swapping tales and hints. Keep safe, guys.
We stayed at Hotel Meridian, a lovely hotel with unlimited WiFi (such a bonus). Olga, the hotel receptionist, who speaks amazing English, made us feel so welcome. Thanks, Olga, we can thoroughly recommend your hotel.
p.s. We have posted the pic's for the last few days.
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