We left Moscow at 22.00 h. and came to Kazan at 10.00 am in the train 112, much older than the first, but more real with their bumpers for 30 years on the windows. Our fellow travelers were a man down at some intermediate station in the middle of night and a young girl, nor speak a word of English. Arriving at the Kazan station we backpacks in the cloakroom and went to visit the city.
Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan , an autonomous republic within Russia, and most Muslim Tatar population. It is built at the confluence of the rivers Kazanka and Volga and shabby appearance, like all cities we'll find east of the Urals, hides some interesting places. Good stop for a day.
The Kremlin , Heritage, is the main attraction. Its white walls of the sixteenth century house the Cathedral of the Annunciation and the great mosque of Kul Sharif , whose minarets are the icon of Kazan. Outside the Kremlin
the pedestrian Baumane is the commercial hub of the city with shops, bars and restaurants. Is the main street of Kazan and arranged in one end is a modern mall with a supermarket where you can buy ready meals and supplies for the train.
front of the Lenin State University, where he studied the above before being expelled for revolutionary, stands one of the strangest statues, depicted as the young student who comes to class.
Another interesting place is the central market , always crowded, with dozens of stalls of vegetables, fruit and cheap clothes nearby. They breathe the air authentic Kazan Tatar.
At 20.00 h. left the train to our next stop: Yekaterinburg.
Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan , an autonomous republic within Russia, and most Muslim Tatar population. It is built at the confluence of the rivers Kazanka and Volga and shabby appearance, like all cities we'll find east of the Urals, hides some interesting places. Good stop for a day.
The Kremlin , Heritage, is the main attraction. Its white walls of the sixteenth century house the Cathedral of the Annunciation and the great mosque of Kul Sharif , whose minarets are the icon of Kazan. Outside the Kremlin
the pedestrian Baumane is the commercial hub of the city with shops, bars and restaurants. Is the main street of Kazan and arranged in one end is a modern mall with a supermarket where you can buy ready meals and supplies for the train.
front of the Lenin State University, where he studied the above before being expelled for revolutionary, stands one of the strangest statues, depicted as the young student who comes to class.
Another interesting place is the central market , always crowded, with dozens of stalls of vegetables, fruit and cheap clothes nearby. They breathe the air authentic Kazan Tatar.
At 20.00 h. left the train to our next stop: Yekaterinburg.
Our cabin on the train from Moscow to Kazan. 
Hall of the car. 
Arrival at the station of Kazan. 
The Kazan Kremlin wall. 
Main entrance to the Kremlin. 
Kul Sharif Mosque, inside the Kremlin. 
Closeup of the Great Mosque. 
Cathedral of the Annunciation. 
Soviet Reliefs on the walls of the Kremlin. 
Kremlyovskaya Street rises in the walls of the Kremlin. 
Lenin State University. 
The young Lenin about to enter college. 
Baumane pedestrian street, completely renovated. 
The Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul is one of the most colorful of Kazan. 
Traffic on the streets. 
A deserted street. 
Tukay The square, one of the busiest places in the city. 
selling flowers and toys in the street. 
Baumane Street, the main shopping street of Kazan. 
Children bathing in the fountain. 
Another Baumane street view. 
Bulak Canal, a little dirty. 
Food stalls around the central market. 
Watermelons and melons at a good price. 
Back to the train to Yekaterinburg. 
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