Stalingrad Volgograd
Rokossovskogo 102 Volgograd, South Russia, Russian Federation
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RUSSIA OBSERVATIONS
... see through tops on men and women and a fondness for denim waitcoats with belly out.
It rained again the majority of the ride. The petrol station man called Arsene took me to a cash machine as Im struggling a bit to find anything when I have no idea what signs say. He then bought me all my food at the petrol station which was very nice of him.
Didn’t really see anything of Volgograd. Went across the Volga river and the hostel was ...
Last days in Russia
... tickets for the next journey. With all our travelling we didn't realise we had our dates wrong and ended buying tickets for the wrong day. We manages to change them but because of orthodox Christmas (7th January) we had to stay here a day longer and leave on the 7th. We wanted to leave on the 6th but everyone is getting away for Christmas. The next morning we woke up to snow and lots of it. Quite a surprise as we thought we may have seen ...
Most Impressive War Memorial Yet
... who died in the battle, and an eternal flame that is watched over by 4 guards. I'll let the rest of my pictures do the rest of the talking.
After visiting, we headed off towards the Russia/Kazakh border, and found an excellent place to camp and have a bonfire. The roads are starting to get worse and we heard 2 cars get flat tires during the night, on the highway near our ...
You want HOW much for your girlfriend?!?!?
... guys to the side and when he pulled me to the side, he was trying to tell me I could take his girl up behind the next hill for 1500 rubles. Politely told him I was married and that I appreciated his offer. I mean, we don't want to **** him off in case he's a psycho. Finally we all played the "I don't understand you" game until he got frustrated and walked off. But really, was he actually trying to pimp his girlfriend for less than $50USD? ...
The Motherland is Calling!
... yes, hence my photo). She examines it closer. "Taryn, what is that? Your first name?" Oh good grief. "yes, that's right." She looks suspicious. "where are you from?" "Canada, but I study in Russia." "you study? In Russia?" this is just too much for her, but she finally sells me a ticket. While in the museum, I get a chance to go up into the panorama, a mural/display created with stuff from the battle. You can only go with a guided group, which is probably a good thing, ...



