Yekaterinburg. Transiberiana #7×3 – 1

So it was me and the knight without fear nor fault along the Trans-Siberian railway, for three weeks, with seven stops.

The reason I had chosen Yekaterinburg as the first stop was that it is the city where the Tsars were finished: I was fascinated by the idea that geographical Europe finishes where Imperial Russia, from a symbolic point of view, gave way to Soviet Socialism. However, as it’s happend with all of the 7 stops (and as I have explained in Italian in this post), I am not actually going to tell about what I had expected to find in each city, but about what I have actually found. Even if to some extent it might deprive the travel of some interesting insights, the real fun was to tack each place with just minimum preparation and then just go with the flow, let things and people happen. So, what happened? Continua a leggere “Yekaterinburg. Transiberiana #7×3 – 1”

Transiberiana 7×3: teaser

ATTENTION! A longer version of the video in this post is taking part to the online contest “This is how I couchsurf”. The first prize is 2000 dollars in travels, which would give us the opportunity to tell you more Russian-Italian stories. We’ll make an effort to publish in English as well. In the meantime you can vote us by liking this video on Youtube.

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Siamo tornati una settimana fa, abbiamo dormito dalle sei del pomeriggio alle sei del mattino successivo e, dopo qualche giorno di sveglie alle cinque e colazioni improbabili alle sei del mattino, siamo rientrati nel fuso orario di Mosca. Continua a leggere “Transiberiana 7×3: teaser”