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The train that took us to Yekaterinburg was the oldest of all we took during the trip. I had no air conditioning, but with the windows open it was fine. Our fellow travelers were also special: an older couple with a dog , who slept with us in the cabin.
The husband was sympathetic, but did not speak English, trying to communicate with us. The woman, more than 100 pounds, hit only a few unbearable snoring at night. The dog behaved well. In the next compartment was a young boy of Kazan, yes broken English and with whom were drinking beer in the hallway.
The journey lasted 16 hours and arrived at Yekaterinburg, where they are two hours in Moscow, around 14.00 local time.
Yekaterinburg, the Sverdlovsk old , which was closed to foreigners during the Soviet era, is the first Russian city east of the Urals and a huge metropolis in uncontrolled growth. Its bad urban planning can find modern glass skyscrapers next to vacant lots littered with trash or derelict houses. Despite its huge size, the center points of interest can be explored on foot.
Stresses the church Blood, built on the site where he was killed the last Czar Nicholas II with his family. An iron cross marks the exact place of execution. From here you get good views of the modern skyscrapers of the city. Opposite the church is a park with a small lake.
Do not miss the War Memorial, a sculpture of a soldier with his head down with his Kalashnikov, built in memory of those who died during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In the same square is the Museum of Military History , tanks, missiles and other military junk exposed at the entrance.
Another highlight is the street Vaynera , pedestrian and full of shops, ending at City Square , a beautiful building with a magnificent dome Stalinist needle-shaped. The square is dominated by the corresponding statue of Lenin . A few steps away is the dirty city pond.
spent a night in Yekaterinburg and stayed in the Soviet- Bolshoi Ural hotel . The shabby double room with bath and breakfast Stalinist Russia including cost us 3,400 rubles (86 euros). A fortune for the quality of the establishment, although it is well situated opposite the Opera House.
also buy the Yekaterinburg train station tickets for the following sections: Yekaterinburg, Omsk (3054 rubles / 77 euros), Omsk-Novosibirsk (1,741 rubles / 44 euros) and Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk (2,569 rubles / 65 euros) .
The husband was sympathetic, but did not speak English, trying to communicate with us. The woman, more than 100 pounds, hit only a few unbearable snoring at night. The dog behaved well. In the next compartment was a young boy of Kazan, yes broken English and with whom were drinking beer in the hallway.
The journey lasted 16 hours and arrived at Yekaterinburg, where they are two hours in Moscow, around 14.00 local time.
Yekaterinburg, the Sverdlovsk old , which was closed to foreigners during the Soviet era, is the first Russian city east of the Urals and a huge metropolis in uncontrolled growth. Its bad urban planning can find modern glass skyscrapers next to vacant lots littered with trash or derelict houses. Despite its huge size, the center points of interest can be explored on foot.
Stresses the church Blood, built on the site where he was killed the last Czar Nicholas II with his family. An iron cross marks the exact place of execution. From here you get good views of the modern skyscrapers of the city. Opposite the church is a park with a small lake.
Do not miss the War Memorial, a sculpture of a soldier with his head down with his Kalashnikov, built in memory of those who died during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In the same square is the Museum of Military History , tanks, missiles and other military junk exposed at the entrance.
Another highlight is the street Vaynera , pedestrian and full of shops, ending at City Square , a beautiful building with a magnificent dome Stalinist needle-shaped. The square is dominated by the corresponding statue of Lenin . A few steps away is the dirty city pond.
spent a night in Yekaterinburg and stayed in the Soviet- Bolshoi Ural hotel . The shabby double room with bath and breakfast Stalinist Russia including cost us 3,400 rubles (86 euros). A fortune for the quality of the establishment, although it is well situated opposite the Opera House.
also buy the Yekaterinburg train station tickets for the following sections: Yekaterinburg, Omsk (3054 rubles / 77 euros), Omsk-Novosibirsk (1,741 rubles / 44 euros) and Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk (2,569 rubles / 65 euros) .
through the Siberian forest on its way to the Urals. 
Occasionally small towns can be seen from the train. 
Yekaterinburg station. 
The skyline of Yekaterinburg. 
glass skyscrapers grow among the old houses. 
Vaynera Street, pedestrian and full of shops. 
Soviet Restaurant. 
walk through the Vaynera street. 
Lenin greets the passing of an old tram. 
Church of the Blood, built on the site where the Romanovs were murdered. 
This iron cross marks the exact place of execution. 
Old trolley through the streets of Yekaterinburg. 
Bonito Soviet apartment building. 
There are also original buildings in the city. 
Lenin Street is the main artery of Yekaterinburg. 
The City, a typical Stalinist building. 
The striking memorial to the war. 
A boy plays on the tank, at the Museum of Military History. 
More Soviet concrete. 
Our room at the Bolshoi Ural hotel. 
The bath room. 
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