Rosa Vetrov Novgorod

27, 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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... to subside to a bearable level.

With that activity behind us and my feet now mercifully returned to my own shoes, Vladimir escorted us to the hotel, Where we would enjoy dinner before boarding the train for the evening ride to Moscow. As he set off on foot to retrieve the remainder of the group, Ashley and I, joined by a couple of younger tourers opted to spend an hour in an adjacent cafe.

It was a delightful hour, ...

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

A travel blog entry by craigadventure

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... know how thankful Eli was for the reprieve from his ‘drinking buddy’.

Later that afternoon we bid goodbye to Faricin Kazen where Cloysta moved down to the lower bunk. We stopped at this station for about 40min and he returned with an ice-cream for Mia and a large beer for both he and Eli.

Wanting to delay consumption, Eli entered in a jumbled dialogue with Cloysta. Best guesses are: job = truck driver, family = wife in a ...

Birthday in Russia

A travel blog entry by gatorlaw

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... the mosquitos were the size of hummingbirds (slight eg********) and were vicious. There were also horse flies in this area. Most of us were bit/stung and started showing large welts shortly thereafter.

Once we were in the city center, we went to visit the Kremlin. When I was growing up in the Cold War years, I always thought that the Kremlin specifically meant Moscow, and more specifically the political stance of Russia (or the USSR). However, that ...

Russia's oldest city & Unesco World Heritage Site

A travel blog entry by ontheroa

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... affected by the Nazi occupation with the population almost wiped out by genocide.
Novgorod today is an industrial city (the ancient part is preserved inside it's Kremlin) and the main industry is still electronics, it was the place where most soviet missile weapons were made.

Famous sons include Rachmaninoff the Russian pianist who lived here with his grandmother and got the inspiration for his large bell chords from the huge bells on St Sophia Cathedral in the kremlin here.
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Watford's long lost relative

A travel blog entry by jonnylawson

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... option. Eventually we staggered home at nearly 4am. Hideous scenes ensued and the evidence is all over the book of faces. The upshot of all of this is that I’m struggled all day today and I’m about to hit the ‘sac magic’ at the incredible time of 8.45pm. Living the dream, baby, living the dream! Moscow tomorrow and then the fun really starts when we board the magical, mystical beast that is the Trans Siberian ...