Tobolsk, Russian Federation

... Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best known one, the Moscow Kremlin, but numerous Russian cities have them. The one in Tobolsk was built at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Its white walls and towers with an ensemble of ...

A travel blog entry by byrnedm
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... we though in a 'papers please' sort of way. instead, the copper handed us both a leaflet, and figuring we didn't speak Russian, said 'Be careful on the road', while the cameraman filmed us, bizarre. A lovely sunset cheered us up. also meeting a couple ...

... fear of missing the stop and fear of people getting on. but onward, we reckoned we could get a connection to picturesque Tobolsk within the hour. wrong. apparently a holiday today and the trains are super busy with people coming and going, plus the ...

after train mix ups only a day to spend here