Note: No jokes about radiation on planes please!
Is a weekend break to St Petersburg and Moscow the best
or
a train journey from West to East
or
anything else
I would like to see different parts of Russia - not just the usual candidates of Moscow and St Petersburg
2006-12-01 06:58:06 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Russia
Go to Yekaterinburg... the place where the Communist killed the Tsar and his family. Large city in the Urals. You will see real Russia out there. Travel by the local trains (but keep you eye on your bags at all times - seriously!). You can hire a four berth '1st class' cabin... not great, but safer and inexpensive for westerners. Fly via Moscow and connect to Yekaterinburg.
See St. Petersberg... one of the most beautiful cities in the world. BUT, watch out for the muggers of foreign tourists.
You could sail down the Dnipre river across the Ukraine... very interesting
Go to Kiev (I know... its Ukraine... but still interesting) See Chernobyl ($50 for a days trip last time I was there) - you get about 3 or 4 hours there... a 1.5 hour minibus ride from Kiev.
So.. a few suggestions... BTW I used to work out there after the fall of Communism... so been there etc... if you want to know more feel free to e-mail me
2006-12-01 07:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Boring Old Fart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the break to st petersburg and moscow is the best. I've been there. I'm a foreigner living about 10 hours from moscow, in the city of Kursk. On my winter and summer breaks, I've been on visits to Moscow and st petersburg and once to volvograd. The former 2 cities are great! Moscow, there's the kremlin and red square, other are just typical historical museums, building, etc which I think are not extraordinary. But st petersburg, you need at least 2 or 3 days. There's the town itself which is great! You can take a boat ride around the many many rivers and canals, then take a bus ride around the city at night. There are also tour packages (they call ekskursionnei programm). You should visit catherine's palace and petegroff palace, which are really breathtaking. You know, if you need more information, don't hesitate to send me an email!
2006-12-03 04:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Aleckii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you are asking for a lot of info. If you want to see more than the usual candidates of Moscow and Petersburg, you could do the Trans-Sib but i wouldn't recommend it you don't speak good Russian and also it needs several weeks to do it fully. But it is fabulous.
If you want to stick with European Russian, try the ancient Golden Rings towns around Moscow. Some of them are quite touristy but slightly more off the beaten track than just Moscow. Or there's Volgograd, full of history and not very touristy.
Personally, I would avoid Moscow. It's not real Russia. It's interesting of course, but very touristy and SO huge and busy. Petersburg is seriously gorgeous though, especially in winter.
PLEASE ignore the guys above me telling you not to go. Russia is incredible and the people are the greatest in the world.
2006-12-01 08:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by Katya-Zelen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the moment on film in England.
However, The train journey is superb across Russia, the terrain changes from mile to mile, the food and service was (don't know about now) excellent. Red square and the cathedral of golden domes is well worth the trip and Moscow has the largest library in the world. Not sure if Lenin still housed in his glass coffin or if he has disintegrated and been moved elsewhere. He looked awful years ago, like a waxed apple. If you hope to take all this in I trust you are going for longer than a weekend ??
If you arrive safely I hope you have a wonderful time. Dobra vecha. Good luck.
2006-12-02 01:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by Joanne E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For f*ck's sake! It aint no Iraq here or something.....and here is more than caviar and radiation people...!!! We got like best night life in Moscow, and the center looks exactly like any other European city. If not better. DISCRIMINATION IN HERE!!! lol, seriously.
But anyways hun...it depends on wat u r interested in seeing. If its History, then go to St. P's. More active and fun in Moscow, obviously. If u want to see the subburbs and the country side, drive 100 km outside any city and here u go....its everywhere. :)
Train journey is gonna be exhausting and not gonna see much apart from trees and rivers. If u have no friends here, and dont speak russian, its gonna be boring and tough. Plus i have international friends here and they find it as safe, as in any other BIG city. So here. And i have travelled all my life, excuseme, but moscow kicks *** compared to some places...
If u r financially free, then it will be quite fun flying to a couple of diff. places. Winter isnt gonna be too cold, even snow has melted... But summer is definitely more fun, hun. And much more pretty. If u do train - then do in spring or autumn. Or in summer if it aint too hot. But its gonna take ages really...
If u drop by in moscow, pop by for a coffee! Xx enjoy it and goodluck. If u need more help, feel free to ask!
2006-12-01 09:01:18 · answer #5 · answered by Explosive 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to visit areas like Kremlin, Red Square and St Basil's Cathedral than you will need to go to Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation and among the country's most popular destinations for international visitors and you can be one of them if you look with hotelbye . In Moscow you will even see the planet famous theater, the Bolshoi Theatre, the gem in the crown of Moscow's wealthy ethnic life. Moscow has ton to supply and without a doubt you will enjoy a holyday here.
2016-12-16 00:08:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a train journey from Moscow to Vladivostok.
2006-12-01 07:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the winter , it's better go to Moscow , or if you wanna visit other places in Russia go to Lake Baikal ( it's quite a lot information about this place in internet)
2006-12-02 03:54:50 · answer #8 · answered by lolk alk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 01:36:56 · answer #9 · answered by kinnu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would be very carefull at this time to go to russia as with the radiation it seems we could be on a very fine line of cold war again
2006-12-01 07:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by G-Unit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋