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August 18, 2017 by Arlene

5 Things To Expect On The Trans-Siberian Tour

Image by Martha de Jong-Lantink vi Flickr

If you’ve booked your long-awaited Trans-Siberian trip, we’re sure you cannot wait. So, to get you even more excited, here are a few things you can look forward to during the journey.

1. White nights and green landscapes

The landscapes stretch as far as you can see. In the summer, it’s covered with green pastures and pine trees, and loads of beautiful flowers. It changes as you enter Mongolia where it is more deserted. In winter, expect beautiful stretches of snow on the trip which is just right for you. Overall, the landscape is fairly flat up until Lake Baikal. In the summertime, the sky never fully grows dark, and the sun sets for just a few hours, giving the landscape stunning sunsets and sunrises.

2. Most people live along the railway’s line

The Trans-Siberian is more than a century old and give the unfavourable conditions along most of its route, many people living in Siberia actually live along the railway corridor. You’ll notice a continuum of towns and villages every couple of minutes, with thousands of green and blue wooden houses.

3. Lake Baikal was once crossed by ferry

The route today surrounds the lake, but it was once that ferries would transport passengers during the winter across the frozen lake.

4. The Trans-Siberian is actually not a tourist train

The “Trans-Siberian” is actually the description of the route that stretches from Moscow to Vladivostok. It’s not actually the name of a train. If you want to cover the entire route, you can buy a ticket and jump on a particular train along the way, but you may not get a chance to stop and see the sights. The frequency of the train is around every 12 minutes. For a more tourist-friendly journey, you can book tickets for the private Golden Eagle or Tsar’s Train, both of which stop a number of times and visit the main points of interest along the route. You can also book your journey at https://www.thetranssiberiantravelcompany.com.

5. The route offers a chronological tale of the history of Russia

This journey provides arguably the best insight into Russian history. From Kazan with its Tatarstan history, to St. Petersburg, all the way to Moscow, Novosibirsk’s largest opera, Yekaterinbug’s Nicholas II assignation, the birthplace of Yeltsin, and so much more. You’ll get to see the border between Asia and Europe, and even the Siberian border marker where many, many prisoners waved goodbye to their friends and family before being exiled and held in Siberia’s Gulags.

Due to Russia’s historical importance, the train tends to trace all the most important sites of the country’s history. The train was also used during the most important Russian wars and was a key element in the Russian Revolution. During WWII, the train connected some of the most important centres across Russia and was even the reason that so many new cities were constructed along the route.

Filed Under: Russia, Travel Tagged With: destinations, holiday, Mongoloa, Russia, Siberia, tour, train tour, travel, vacation

September 2, 2013 by author

St. Petersburg: The Venice of the North

It is no doubt that St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful and touristy places in the whole world. Some of the things that contribute to the overall beauty of the place are the various buildings and structures which have these stunning architectures. Although these can be explored by foot or on wheels, there is another way of seeing these lovely landmarks of St. Petersburg – through a river cruise.

River cruises have been popular in St. Petersburg for some time now, and is still gaining more patrons as the rivers and canals become a busy thoroughfare of small and big tour boats. Companies that offer river tours are increasing in the area, and more are expected to be put up in the future, which is only normal as more and more people are wanting to experience seeing St. Petersburg from a different angle.

From the rivers and canals you can see and be awed as you pass by some of St. Petersburg’s most beautiful buildings and panoramic views. Some of these include grand and majestic palaces situated near the river banks like the Sheremetev Palace and Yusupov Palace. The Sheremetev Palace was constructed sometime in the middle of the 1700s, and boasts of a wonderful baroque architecture which is obvious from the white columns and yellow walls and the ornately designed windows. The Fountain House, as it is also called, was called such because of the many fountains that once adorned its front lawn. Other famous palaces that can be seen are Mariinsky Palace, Marble Palace, the Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace to name a few.

Aside from these, you can also see government buildings which have served historical and political importance not just the in the past decades but centuries. One such building is the Winter Palace which can be seen from the Neva River. The building used to serve as the house of Russian Monarchs from the 18th to the early 19th centuries. Its green and white walls, along with its immense size give justice to its name. The palace underwent several renovations and restorations, and the last one – the one that you can see now, is an Elizabethan Baroque architecture which was the fad back in those days.

Churches are also popular landmarks in the area, like the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas, or also known as the Sailor’s Cathedral. It has blue walls and white columns and trimmings, and the most eye-catching feature of the cathedral are the golden domes and crosses that top the towers of the church. The church was built in the 18th century, and like other ancient buildings, has gone several renovations, and has become more beautiful since then.

The numerous rivers and canals of St. Petersburg make it a great place for a river cruise, whether it is with a special someone, family, or friends. With these things and the beautiful landmarks, it is no wonder that St. Petersburg is becoming known as the “Venice of the North.”

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Photo by achillifamily on Flickr

Filed Under: Europe, Russia, Travel Tagged With: Europe, Russia, St. Petersburg, travel destinations

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