RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’ShuvakishUrochishche Chetyre Brata56°56’32” N 60°28’23” E
May 15, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 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 forRead more
RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Pyshma56°57’55” N 60°34’48” E
May 15, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 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 aRead more
RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Yekaterinburg56°50’24” N 60°36’58” E
May 15, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 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 asRead more
RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Posëlok RabochiyGorodskoy Prud56°50’40” N 60°36’28” E
May 15, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 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 saintsRead more
RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Koptelovo57°42’21” N 61°51’47” E
May 16, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 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 theRead more
RussiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Koptelovo57°42’22” N 61°51’30” E
May 16, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
RussiaKrasnoyarskiy KraySkala Ded55°55’8” N 92°44’28” E
May 19, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
RussiaKrasnoyarskiy KrayDivnogorskZarechnaya Listvyanka55°57’18” N 92°19’49” E
May 19, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
RussiaRespublika BuryatiyaKabanskiy Rayon51°57’36” N 105°41’51” E
May 21, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 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, roughlyRead more
RussiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Bol’shoye Goloustnoye52°2’11” N 105°24’25” E
May 21, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 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). TheRead more
