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Walking around the “Cauldron”. It seems that the name Kazan comes from the Protho-Bulgar and then Tatar word “qazan” meaning cauldron. Nowadays there is actually a big building shaped as a cauldron used for marriages but I’m sure you will love the entire “cauldron”, meaning the whole town. By the way, with such name, not …
Just another museum of Communism. For my third day in Kazan I’ve decided to plan only few things to see so I can take my time in the morning sleeping until late and having a long breakfast. Once I get out after leaving my huge luggage in the hotel I go to the Soviet Lifestyle …
Top ten places – May 31st->June 9th. From May 31st to June 9th I’ve travelled from Tallinn in Estonia to Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. Here is the ranking of the top ten things I liked the most, as usually in reverse order. By the way… have you lost other issues of the …
Arbat of Kazan is Bauman street. I’ve spent three days in Kazan and it was worth it because there are really many places to see and visit. A good route is to follow the pedestrian street called Bauman that is also known as Kazan’s Arbat. Along this street and in the nearby areas there are …
Even Kazan has its own Arbat. My first sight of the day is long two kilometres and it is the pedestrian street of Kazan, split in two parts: the more elegant Bauman Stret and the also interesting Peterburgskaya Street. I don’t have to go too far from my hotel. Basically Bauman Street starts just below …
Welcome to Tatarstan. Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, one of the most important republic of Russian federation and probably also the one with the most distinctive character. Kazan reflects all the strength and the beauty of this land and it is in fact a wonderful town with a lot to see. In this first …