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Let’s start the trip on rails As soon as I arrive at the railway station of Ulan-Ude, the atmosphere of the Trans-Siberian caught me immediately. From the overpass I can see a wonderful steam locomotive on my left side while on the right side, people are already waiting on track number 1 the train that …
A relaxed walk downtown For my second day in Ulan-Ude, I don’t have any great plan. Yesterday was a very hard day, full of things and lacking sleep and furthermore, I’m already mentally focused on my trip on Trans-Siberian that is going to start soon. My train to Chita will leave at 16:45 and, as …
Leaving the airport to the town I left you in my previous post, while I was mentally frozen after hearing the captain mentioning ground temperature: -31°. As you may imagine the airport of Ulan-Ude, also known as Baikal International Airport, is not too big. The status of internationality is mainly due to few regular flight …
Memories from the past. June 28th, 2017, 12:19. I woke up early (3:00 AM) to catch the train to Ulan-Ude that I’m now leaving, letting it go to his destination. There are still 3.650 kilometres before the ending of the legendary trans-siberian railway. Unfortunately my visa allows me to spend only two more days in …
Urban Buryatia Ulan-Ude is a beautiful town located in Buryatia, not far from Mongolian border. It is a special place, rich in culture and amazing sights both in Summer and in Winter. This photo gallery is showing you some of the best shots I’ve done in January 2021 during long Russian new-year holidays. All of …
Follow my blog with Bloglovin A short introduction My first contact with Moldovan wine was during Milan expo in 2015. Moldova had its (small) pavilion and one day they celebrated the Wine day, arguably on the same day of much bigger celebration in their own country. Four years later I had the chance to spend …