Ekaterinburg, Russia

Travel Blogs from Ekaterinburg (13)

The Vodka Train, Ekaterinburg to Urkustk, Russia travel blog
The Vodka Train
Jun 15, 2003

I was in carriage 10 on the train and everyone else in our group was in carriage 5. I was a bit nervous as to who I would be sharing with. As it turned out I had a 4 berth cabin all to myself which was very nice! Is was a good 10 minute walk down to ...

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26 1/2 hours later..., Ekaterinburg, Russia travel blog
26 1/2 hours later...
Jun 13, 2003

... world. It was quite impressive, especially considering it was a private collection. I then spent a few hours walking around Ekaterinburg myself. I got some money changed and then decided to brave the post office again. I went to the post office in ...

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The Ural Mountains, Ekaterinburg, Russia travel blog
The Ural Mountains
Jun 14, 2003

... at a mass grave. In the late 1930's and early 1940 when Stalin was in power, there were a lot of people in prisons in Russia. About 25,000 of them disappeared and no one knew what had happened to them. It wasn't until the early 1990s that someone came ...

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moscow to ekaterinburg, Ekaterinburg, Russia travel blog
moscow to ekaterinburg
Oct 15, 2009

... on two hours.  We give our new friend one of my “lucky white heather” keyrings and exchange email addresses. Ekaterinburg turns out to be a pleasant surprise.  None of the towns get particularly good reviews in the guide books but at ...

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