Guest Houses Moscow

... a swimming pool was built in its place. The remains of the Cathedral were used to construct many of the spectacular Moscow subway stations (complete with frescoes, sculptures, lighting and tiles making the subway stations appear to be rooms from ...

... we were eating potato crisps at the time. The Estonian border town was distinctly European, compared with Russia, even Moscow, with understandable signs, conventional shops and supermarkets, and an absence of old Russian cars. The scenery was ...

... not much to see, the houses wooden, with colourful cornices, the roads wide and of reddish sand-coloured, a few souvenir shops, a few guest houses and a few markets and shops. We stocked up on four beers, and followed the sun to the pier, passing locals ...

... , surrounded by mountains, with no obvious way out. On getting there we realised that the 70 degree angled slope towering over the guest houses was the path. With this foreboding knowledge of what was in store at the start of tomorrow's trek, the freezing ...

... that we will stay in a guest house. Upset a bit. We met 2 israeli girls at the consulate who recommended to search any guest houses along the Mekong riv. There are many guest houses there. There was a queue in the consulate. And fucking hot! Water in ...

... ; I arrived at my place and they spoke absolutely no English, not a word.  They knocked on the door of another guest from Moscow who helped interpret and disappeared for the rest of my visit (after taking my money).  The place was nice enough, ...

... an Internet cafe, getting a couple of beers and checked out the internet for accommodation. There were no Hostels, and no guest-houses or anything cheap tat was obviously highlighted on google, so we asked the waitress if she could suggest something. ...

... who pay around $400-500, all in. This is not what a young traveler usually wants. Monthly rates in guest houses sometimes do not include service bills, so allocate another B500 for your water and ...

... head up a trail 4:30 We arrive in Gulu Devi, a Shiva shrine, a chai shop/store with a pack animal watering hole in front and 2 guest houses perched on the saddle of 2 big hills. We check into the Sagah Guest House. Our room is on the second floor and we ...

... , imitation clothing stores and travel agents. Mingled throughout all this is an interesting collection of small Hotels, Hostels and guest houses. Scattered throughout the streets are also reinforced bomb shelters which are now used as a means to access ...

... not quite awake, I was grabbed off the airport bus by someone who owned one of the thousands (well, maybe dozens) of guest houses that litter the dirty alleyways of the building and shown a poky little room with a window facing a brick wall. This, I ...

... people were turning the drums, not one or two, but every single one they saw. We headed to the larger largest temple that houses a giant golden Buddha. No pictures but I witness yet more wedding pictures. Kasper and I turn a few drums before we call it a ...

... the year is drawn upon to sustain them through sub-zero temperatures. They eat and celebrate in large groups at each other’s houses, the men drinking chang (barley beer), the women tea; the men spin Yak wool, the women, sheep; and amongst other ...

... a very short day. We passed through more bleak looking  villages, with crumbling soviet built tower blocks and dilapidated wooden houses and we disembarked the train at each station to stretch our legs and take some photos. After saying goodbye to ...

... and an Ecology and Climate Research Centre. However, what really makes Tomsk a bit special are its "gingerbread" wooden houses. These traditional cottages, some several stories high are silvered and blackened by the weather, and are decorated with ...

... in a family's garden, with a young boy running it. The town is small but lovely, with cows walking randomly among the houses, just a couple of small food shops, and men herding cattle across the fields. There now seems to be a number of new ...

... of many misfortunes; the palace proved to be fatal to those who visited for great lengths. The southern section of the building houses the harem quarters -- a mere 150 wives all told! The grandson of Nizam VII now owns the palace, which sat unused ...

... ones are not as sturdy. Suzdal has a Kremlin (fortress) with a few churches in it. It feels like a miniature of the Moscow Kremlin. We ha lunch at a restaurant called Russian Kitchen, close to the Kremlin. I tried the borsch, a Russian soup made of ...