Bad weather and too much rain? Time to go underground 🙂
Month: July 2017
Victory Day in Moscow
I wanted to see the military parade in Moscow on May 9th. I wanted it to be big, monumental, just like on TV. But then everything turned out differently!
1668 Kilometers: To Moscow with the Trans-Siberian Railway
The sky was grey on this Sunday morning, it was raining again, but today was the day. 1668 kilometers from Yekaterinburg to Moscow, aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway. I arrived at the main station at around 9:20 AM, and train number 15 was already listed on the departure table. But wait, what was going on? It was 9:20 AM, but the train had already left at 8:12 AM? Did I miss the train?!? And why does it say “7:20” in the top right? The surprise: In Russia you can travel through time just by going to a train station, and that
The harbingers of May 9th
As a traveler with a camera, I’ve developed a good sense for when something is brewing. And when you see a tank on the road, something is definitely brewing!
A saturday between heaven and hell
My last day in Yekaterinburg was a Saturday, and this is a good opportunity to have a look at what the Russians are doing in their free time. I wouldn’t have expected that so much of it is a matter of heaven or hell, though 😉
The other side of Yekaterinburg
I’m not a big fan of the “usual” tourist attractions. And so I always quickly end up walking through the backstreets and outskirts.