Photo Coffee Skating in Hermitage garden in January 2011

See the short video about our meeting, made by Sergey Ievlev.

Moscow-Vladivostok: virtual journey on Google Maps

The great Trans Siberian Railway, the pride of Russia, goes across two continents, 12 regions and 87 cities. The joint project of Google and the Russian Railways lets you take a trip along the famous route and see Baikal, Khekhtsirsky range, Barguzin mountains, Yenisei river and many other picturesque places of Russia without leaving your house. During the trip, you can enjoy Russian classic literature, brilliant images by photographer Anton Lange and fascinating stories about the most attractive sites on the route. Let’s go!

Here is the better page, where you can see all the way. You can chose any part of the way to see.

Msk sightseeing route for weekends

The beat time for driving car and seeing the city architecture- weekends – nights (after 22.00)

Start: Pushkinskaya

Finish: Vorobievy Gory

Route on Google maps. Printable.

Habits

Russian are superstitious – in the Ploshad Revolutsy metro, take note of all the shiny pistols and dog noses on statues which have all been polished smooth by Russians rubbing them to bring good luck.

10 minutes of dog life video

Russians are also keen on cleanliness. When entering a Russian household, remember to take your shoes off as soon as you get inside. Usually your host will offer you slippers (tapochki).

Jude Law in Msk