Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
I spent 16 days in Russia and I enjoyed my time there, here are some of the things that I noticed in Russia.
- Russia is huge, I traveled from St.Petersburg to Vladivostok by train, during my journey the timezone changed 4 times (Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok)
- In most of the places you can get good food in Stolovaya and the food price is economical.
- Russia have a very large rail network and trains are always on time.
- Imagine taking an 8 hour non stop flight and still landing in the same country, well this happens only in Russia, I took an 8 hour Aeroflot non stop flight from Vladivostok to Moscow.
- I found Russian people to be very friendly.
- I met a lot of people from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan working in Russia.
Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Moscow
Airport Express Metro from Domodedovo Airport to Moscow city
Outside Komsomolskaya Metro Station
Ticket Counters at Leningradskiy Railway Station
I traveled in this Krasnaya Strela train from Moscow to St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Railway Station
Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg
An artist drawing near Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
The beautiful St. Petersburg
Lunch at a Stolovaya in St. Petersburg
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Neva River, St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg
Moskovsky railway station, St. Petersburg
I traveled in Sapsan train from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Outside Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow
Moskva River, Moscow
Red Square, Moscow
A main street in Moscow
Red Square, Moscow
Decorated streets near Red Square, Moscow
GUM Mall at Red Square, Moscow
Inside Moscow Metro
The long long ... elevators of Moscow Metro
Outside Kazan railway station
The beautiful Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan
Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan
Inside Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan
I ate at a Tatar restaurant in Kazan
Bauman Street, Kazan
A statue near Kazan Kremlin
Sculpture Composition Doveriye (trust), Kazan
Dinner at Stolovaya inside Kazan-2 railway station before taking the train from Kazan to Yekaterinburg
Platzkart in Russian train
Drinking Bournvita
Railway track at Yekaterinburg railway station
Yekaterinburg Railway Station (Vokzal)
Europe Asia Border, Yekaterinburg
Eating Shawarma at a Azerbaijani restaurant near Yekaterinburg Vokzal
Iset River, Yekaterinburg
A street in Yekaterinburg
Lenin statue on the 1905 Square, Yekaterinburg
A quote by Lenin below the statue on the 1905 Square, Yekaterinburg
Babushka on the train from Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk, her name was Lidiya, she was going to Tyumen
Prayed Jummah at the nearby mosque on the Frunze Street, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk Zoo
Polar Bear at Novosibirsk Zoo
Novosibirsk Zoo
Novosibirsk railway station (Vokzal)
Babushka on the train from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk, her name was Tania, she was going to Krasnoyarsk
Drinking Green tea
Krasnoyarsk railway station
Railway track at Krasnoyarsk railway station
Arrived at Irkutsk railway station
The beautiful Lake Baikal at Listvyanka village
The beautiful Lake Baikal
Irkutsk Babr
Irkutsk City Center
I ❤️ Irkutsk
Boarded the Rossiya train number 2 from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude railway station
The Giant Lenin Head, Ulan-Ude
I went to the VTB bank in Ulan-Ude just next to Buryatia hotel and exchanged 150 USD for 13805 roubles
Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan, Ulan-Ude
Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan, Ulan-Ude
Inside Ulan-Ude mosque
Ulan-Ude mosque
Lipton tea (Black tea, Green tea and Watermelon with mint)
Coffee, Biscuits & Sugar which I bought from Sputnik store in Ulan-Ude for my long journey to Vladivostok
Chita Railway Station
Tea time
Skovorodino Railway Station
Platzkart
Skovorodino Railway Station
Restaurant Car in the Rossiya Train
Khabarovsk railway station
Khabarovsk railway station
Vladivostok railway station
Central Square, Vladivostok
Central Square, Vladivostok
T34 Soviet Tank at Park Pobedy in Vladivostok
Park Pobedy, Vladivostok
Park Pobedy, Vladivostok
Park Pobedy, Vladivostok
Vladivostok City
Vladivostok City
Vladivostok City
Before the start of Vladivostok Marathon
Running in Vladivostok Marathon
Running over Zolotoy Bridge in Vladivostok Marathon
Ran 10 KM in Vladivostok Marathon
Central Square, the finishing point of the Vladivostok Marathon
Aeroflot flight from Vladivostok to Sheremetyevo, Moscow
Inside the Aeroflot flight from Vladivostok to Sheremetyevo, Moscow
This was my last day in Russia, it was drizzling in the morning
Airport Express train from Paveletsky Station to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
Check-in for Air Arabia flight to Sharjah at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
I had a very good time in Russia ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ , got a lot of help from local people. This was my itinerary.
- Day 1 : Arriving in Moscow
- Day 2 : Exploring the beautiful St. Petersburg
- Day 3 : Taking Сапсан train and exploring Moscow
- Day 4 : Exploring Kazan
- Day 5 : Exploring Yekaterinburg
- Day 6 : Train from Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk
- Day 7 : Exploring Novosibirsk
- Day 8 : Train from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk
- Day 9 : Reaching Irkutsk and visiting the beautiful Lake Baikal
- Day 10 : Exploring Ulan-Ude
- Day 11 : Starting the long Train journey from Ulan-Ude to Vladivostok
- Day 12 : Ulan-Ude to Vladivostok : Crossing Skovorodino
- Day 13 : Ulan-Ude to Vladivostok : Crossing Khabarovsk
- Day 14 : Reaching Vladivostok & exploring the city
- Day 15 : Running 10 KM in Vladivostok International Marathon VII
- Day 16 : Return from Moscow to India