Europe
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9 September 2013 – Olkhon, Lake Baikal, Russia
Day one on the island of Olkhon, where we went to explore the northern part of the island and learn some of the many legends of the Buryat people.
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7 September 2013 – En route
We make a pit stop on a train station somewhere in Siberia, between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, Russia.
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Moscow: Novodevichy Monastery
We spent half a day at Novodevichy Monastery, and thoroughly enjoyed it – few people /tourists and enclosed walls make it feel like a peaceful sanctuary far away from Moscow’s hustle and bustle. But you still get the most awesome, amazing churches that are definitely worth seeing. Great weather helps too. The monastery was built
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HTL Moscow Guide
This post will be slightly different than those about other destinations, since it’s not a “new” experience for us (Sergey is actually a native Muscovite and lived in the city full time until he was 16). We also did less sightseeing and more hanging out with family friends than we typically would if we were
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3 September 2013 – Sviyazhsk, Russia
We spent our second wedding anniversary cruising down the Volga river and visiting an island fortress town of Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan Republic, Russia.
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Petrozavodsk
This is my home town. Pop 350,000. I grew up here until I was twelve, at which point my family moved to the US. It’s not a huge tourist destination, but it’s worth a visit for the northern nature and convenience. Petrozavodsk is an overnight train ride away from both Moscow and St Petersburg. We
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1 September 2013 – Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Beautiful city on the river is full of surprises, great day, Inna makes an appearance!