Monastery Ganina Yama
15 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Abandoned pits or mines near Ekaterinburg where the bodies of the tsars family were initially disposed of. Became a monastery recently. The first pic is of the main church here. There are 7, one forЧитать далее
In the Urals
15 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Ekaterinburg (see another post) is the center of the Ural-siberian area. In the first pic, I'm standing with one foot in Europe and one Asia. The second and third pics are of a mass grave site. Take aЧитать далее
Ekaterinburg
15 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Major center of industry east of the Urals, with mining, metallurgy and manufacturing primary. This was a closed city under the USSR due to the extensive armament manufacturing. It is also famous asЧитать далее
Church on the Blood
15 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Built on the site in Ekaterinburg where the tsar and family were killed. First the church, then the Iconostases and one of many pictures of the family. Very moving. The Romanovs are considered saintsЧитать далее
Koptelovo, near Ekaterinburg
16 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Traditional village in Western Siberia. The first pic is of a small chapel with a natural spring underneath. You can see the wood pipe and channel with the flow from the spring at the bottom of theЧитать далее
More Koptelovo
16 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
I had a delightful time is this special village. Every village has a cultural center and a museum, each with a different focus. This is one of the first, and the exhibits are all donations. In fact,Читать далее
Stolby Nature Park near Krasnoyarsk
19 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A morning walk in early Siberian spring (yes, there is still snow around and not just on ski runs) in a beautiful park loaded with rocks open for climbing. First is a look at the Siberian taiga here.Читать далее
Yenisey River and Krasnoyarsk Dam
19 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
The Yenisey is the largest river by volume in Russia, and as such has many hydroelectric projects along its length. First is a look along the river. Then two of the dam from below and from the top.Читать далее
Lake Baikal
21 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Baikal is the largest lake in the world by volume and is also the deepest. In fact, it is just over a mile deep. It is said to hold as much as 20% of the world's fresh surface water reserves, roughlyЧитать далее
Bolshoe Goloustnoe
21 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
BG (I'll use this abbreviation for the long town name) is a small Siberian village about 2 hours from Irkutsk (see another post). It is located on the shore of Lake Baikal (see another post). TheЧитать далее
Wise Mountain
22 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Wise Mountain is so named because legend has it that a creator God rested there. The first pic is of the mountain, followed by several views from the top. You will notice a lot of haze in theЧитать далее
BG guesthouse
22 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The unnamed guest house at 56 Kirova Street is where I stayed here. The first two pics are of the buildings, and the last two are of the banya or Russian sauna. It was heaven. After a day of walking,Читать далее
Irkutsk
23 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Often called the cultural capital of Siberia, Irkutsk is a major city in Siberia. This is a large manufacturing center, including defense industries, especially aircraft. As you can imagine, I didn'tЧитать далее
On the train east of Irkutsk
24 мая 2019 г., Россия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
My last day in Russia. These are pictures from the train window taken on the way from Irkutsk to the Mongolian border. Some of the pictures are of Lake Baikal now that the smoke seems to haveЧитать далее
Gandan monastery
25 мая 2019 г., Монголия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Oldest monastery in UB. Tibetan Buddhist. Something in excess of half the population of Mongolia are Tibetan Buddhist. The first picture is the main temple. Inside are thousands of small statues thatЧитать далее
At the edge of the Gobi Desert
26 мая 2019 г., Монголия ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Large desert in central Asia. The ger camp is located where the grassland steppe gives way to the desert. The first two pics are from the ger camp looking at the desert. The rest are taken on theЧитать далее



























































































