1 September 2013 – Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Beautiful city on the river is full of surprises, great day, Inna makes an appearance!
Beautiful city on the river is full of surprises, great day, Inna makes an appearance!
Quick and dirty video from-the-hip of the famous State Department Store in UlaanBaatar, Mongolia. Apologies about the poor quality.
We visited one of holy islands in Russia – Valaam. Gorgeous and quite serene.
Founded: 1550 by Ivan the terrible, as a military fortress-town on an island to conquer Kazan’. Pop: 250 With two days allocated for Kazan exploration, we spent first exploring city portion of Kazan. On the second, we decided to venture into countryside. The idea evolved from our desire to take Volga river cruise, which was…
We visited the Ankara archeology museum on our full day in Ankara. Definitely worth a look, lots of fascinating artifacts, and a nice garden to boot.
We climbed one steep hill to enjoy (and bring you!) the panorama of UB.
We take the norry, aka Cambodian train! A bamboo raft, set on the original network built by the French, and powered by a motorcycle engine. Locals still take it short distances — I think we caught a bunch of school kids going home. If nothing else, it is very scenic and very fun.