After reading my posts, do you want to check your knowledge about the Trans-Siberian Railway and compete with other travellers? Then…
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Best of Russia – Photo Gallery – Volume III
Last thirty two pictures from Russian leg of my trip around the world. This album contains photos taken in Eastern Siberia: Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude and most of all the area near Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island. (Please note that vertical pics can be stretched on Internet Explorer). If you liked this album here are …
Best of Russia – Photo Gallery – Volume II
Thirty two more pictures from the middle part of Russian leg of my trip around the world. This time I’m going to show you pictures taken in Yekaterinburg, Tobolsk’, Abalak, Tyumen, Omsk and Novosibirsk. (Please note that vertical pics can be stretched on Internet Explorer). If you like you can see also Volume I Slideshow.
Best of Russia – Photo Gallery – Volume I
A slideshow made of thirty two pictures, taken in St.Petersburg, Peterhof, Veliky Novgorod, Moscow and Kazan, visited in first ten days I spent in Russia as part of my trip around the world. (Please note that vertical pics can be stretched on Internet Explorer). If you like is already available the second gallery about Russia.
Ivolginsky Datsan photos
A buddhist monastery in Siberia. The buddhist monastery located in Ivolginsky Datsan was established by Stalin’s order, following the great contribution of Buryat population during World War II. The monastery encloses in a square area a very peculiar mix of Tibetan style temples, colourful statues and Siberian wooden houses. Definitely a mandatory excursion from Ulan …
Ulan Ude photos
In the land of Buryats. Ulan Ude is the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. Among tourists is known for being a sort of gate to the lake Baikal but mostly because of a giant Lenin’s head, world biggest in its kind. However, the town has much more to offer, from the buuzy, the local …