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Day 184-186, 26-28th November, Novgorod, St Petersburg

07/07/201929/11/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

On the 26th, we drove over 300 miles to Novgorod and, after getting lost because it was dark and I failed to notice that we had crossed the river, finally … Read more

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Day 182-183, November 24-25 Moscow

07/07/201925/11/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

After leaving the splendid Slavyanka Hotel, we went to look at the Tambov cathedral and watched part of a service. There have been a couple of niggling problems with the … Read more

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Day 180-181, November 22-23, Saratov, Tambov

23/11/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

The road from Volgograd to Saratov passes through rolling steppe land. From the top of the hills you can see for dozens of miles and the light was bright (rather … Read more

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Day 177-179, 19-21st November, Volgograd (Stalingrad)

22/11/201821/11/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

We spent much of the 19th relaxing next to the large Islamic graveyard at Kotyayevka and decided to set off for the border about 4 pm in the hope that … Read more

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Day 57, 29th May, Astrakhan

29/05/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

A lazy day. We walked eastwards to the town’s biggest shopping mall. The aim was to buy face cream (not for me) and Euro-2018 tee-shirts as presents. They were nearly … Read more

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Day 56, 28th May, Astrakhan

28/05/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

A relaxing day, which I needed after yesterday’s long drive. We walked along the Volga Embankment, and saw the various statues and bronze models including the shoeshine boy, Peter the … Read more

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Day 55, 27th May, Astrakhan

28/05/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

Walked round Kizlyar for a short time, marvelling how a town with such a grisly history could recover. In 1996, Chechen terrorists invaded Dagestan and kidnapped over 1,000 people. They … Read more

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Day 54, 26th May, Kizlyar

27/05/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

We went for a short walk in Vladikavkaz, where I took a few pics including the beautiful ceiling of the railway booking hall after going through security. A nearby building … Read more

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Day 53, 25th May, Vladikavkaz

26/05/201825/05/2018 by DavidJennyTravel

After scouring two of the most pathetic shops possible, calling themselves “supermarket tourist shop” we managed to get rid of our last remaining lari and then set off for the … Read more

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