RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’ShuvakishUrochishche Chetyre Brata56°56’32” N 60°28’23” E
15 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☁️ 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 forBaca selengkapnya
RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Verkhnyaya Pyshma56°57’55” N 60°34’48” E
15 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 aBaca selengkapnya
RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Yekaterinburg56°50’24” N 60°36’58” E
15 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 asBaca selengkapnya
RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Posëlok RabochiyGorodskoy Prud56°50’40” N 60°36’28” E
15 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 saintsBaca selengkapnya
RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Koptelovo57°42’21” N 61°51’47” E
16 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 theBaca selengkapnya
RusiaSverdlovskaya Oblast’Koptelovo57°42’22” N 61°51’30” E
16 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☁️ 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,Baca selengkapnya
RusiaKrasnoyarskiy KraySkala Ded55°55’8” N 92°44’28” E
19 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Baca selengkapnya
RusiaKrasnoyarskiy KrayDivnogorskZarechnaya Listvyanka55°57’18” N 92°19’49” E
19 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Baca selengkapnya
RusiaRespublika BuryatiyaKabanskiy Rayon51°57’36” N 105°41’51” E
21 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☀️ 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, roughlyBaca selengkapnya
RusiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Bol’shoye Goloustnoye52°2’11” N 105°24’25” E
21 Mei 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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). TheBaca selengkapnya
