Rusko 2004
TS-04 -Trans-Sibirska Magistrala (RUSKO) Termin cesty: 15.5. - 29.5.2004 PROGRAM: V poledne 15.5. 2004 odletam letadlem CSA z Prahy do Moskvy v RUSKU. Na letisti Seremetevo pristavam odpoledne. Ridic s autem a ceduli s mym jmenem me veze do hotelu “Baltschug Kempinski” pobliz Kremlu ve stredu Moskvy. Jdu se projit na Rude namesti a jeho okoli. Pozdeji cela nase skupina navstevuje katedralu Vasila Blazeneho. Nasleduje vyborna vecere v restauraci. Pristi rano je prohlidka Moskvy. Behem ni navstevujeme katedralu “Krista Spasitele,” znicenou Stalinem a znova vybudovanou. Pak fotografujeme ohromnou sochu Petra Velikeho u reky Moskvy. Dale jedeme k “Novodevicnemu klasteru.” Odtud k vyhlidce na mesto u Lomonosovovy university. Po obede navstevujeme “Kreml.” Rozchod na Rudem namesti vyuzivam k nahlednuti do obchodniho domu GUM. Vecer nastupujeme do vlaku. Tento se brzy dava na cestu do Petrohradu. Nas vlak prijizdi do Petrohradu dopoledne 17.5. Jako prvni navstevujeme “Katerinsky palac” v Carskem Selu. Zde vidime znamou nove vybudovanou Jantarovou komnatu. Po obede si prohlizime “Petrodvorce” zvane ruske Versailles na brehu Finskeho zalivu. Vecerime na lodi, ktera s nami projizdi Petrohrad po rece Neve a jejim usti. Dalsi den se seznamujeme s vlastnim Petrohradem. S vyjimkou nekolika zastavek nase autobusy miji ruzna znama mista za vykladu pruvodkyne. Posledni zastavka je v “Hermitazi,” jehoz museum navstevujeme. Odpoledne jsme zpet ve vlaku, ktery zde zacina cestu do Vladivostoku. Cely pristi den pokracuje vlak v jizde na vychod. Krajina je rovna jako stul. Tu a tam vesnicka s velmi ubohymi domky. V Rusku je veliky rozdil v zivotni urovni mezi mesty a venkovem. Dozvedeli jsme se, ze tento vlak patri ruskemu presidentovi a ze tataz uniformovana obsluha, ktera se stara o nas, by byla v tomto vlaku i kdyby v nem jel president. To nam umoznuje delat poznavaci zastavky behem cesty. V normalnim vlaku z Petrohradu do Vladivostoku bychom mohli cekat az tyden na dalsi vlak. V nasem vlaku je 57 turistu a britsky vedouci vypravy. Vsichni ostatni jsou Rusove. 20.5., nas druhy den ve vlaku, zastavuje vlak v Jekaterinburgu. Toto mesto je prumyslove centrum Ruska. Ac lezi jiz za Uralem v Asii, jeho obyvatele se zlobi, kdyz jim nekdo rekne, ze bydli na Sibiri. Do pameti se mesto zapsalo, kdyz zde byl Bolseviky zavrazden car Mikulas II. a jeho rodina. Nase prvni zastavka je u “Kostela na krvi.” Byl postaven na miste, kde byl car a jeho rodina zastreleni. Mistnost, kde se to stalo, byla zde zrekonstruovana. Dale navstevujeme “Museum II. svet. valky.” V nem jsou take vystaveny nektere casti letadla U2, ktere ridil Gerry Powers. Letadlo bylo Rusy u tohoto mesta sestreleno. Behem zastavky u monumentu padlych ve valkach, kteri pochazeli z Jekaterinburgu, vidim desku s 8-mi jmeny padlych v roce 1968 v Ceskoslovensku. Odpoledne pokracuje nas vlak v ceste na vychod. Vecer je kratka zastavka v Tyumenu, jenz je branou Sibire. O 24 hodin pozdeji zastavuje vlak v Novosibirsku, ktere je s 1.45 miliony obyvateli treti nejvetsi mesto Ruska. Behem prohlidky mesta navstevujeme katedralu, trznici, Leninovo namesti s jeho gigantickou sochou a delame zastavku na brehu reky Ob, ktery je treti nejvetsi rekou Ruska. Po 21 hod. se vlak dava zase do pohybu. Po dalsim dnu ve vlaku prijizdime 23.5. do hlavniho mesta Sibire, Irkutska. Lezi na brehu reky Angary. Zastavujeme u kostela Spasitele (nyni muzeum), dale Kirovove namesti s vladnimi budovami a projizdime ulickami lemovanymi starymi drevenymi domky. Navstevujeme kostel Boziho znameni postaveny v roce 1762. Prave probiha mse. Tak jako v jinych ruskych orthodoxnich chramech je plny vericich vc. mladych lidi. Na Leninove ulici nechybi jeho socha. Nasleduje zastavka u Centralni trznice. Po obede si prohlizime muzeum ve Volkovskem dome, kde se ucastnime koncertu. 24.5. je venovan jezeru Bajkal. Rano nekteri z nas jedou na ochozu lokomotivy, coz by jiste nebylo dovoleno v jinych zemich. V poledne je pro nas pripraven na brehu jezera picnic s BBQ. Odpoledne jedeme lodi po Bajkalu. Po pristani autobusy do “Taltsy musea drevene architektury” ukazujici sibirska staveni v lese na brehu reky. V jinem miste navstevujeme muzeum a ortodoxni kostel z roku 1864. V noci jede nas vlak z Irkutska do Ulan Ude, hlavniho mesta Burjatske republiky (v ramci Ruske federace). Busy nas vezou na Sovetske namesti, kteremu vevodi ohromna hlava Lenina. Jiz mimo Ulan Ude navstevujeme buddhisticky klaster, ktery je strediskem sibirskeho buddhismu. Pak je predstaveni burjatskeho folkloru. Burjati jsou Mongolove. Obedvame ve vesnici “Starovercu,” kteri se odstepili od ruske ortodoxni cirkve v 17 st. Dalsi 3 dny (26. – 28.5.) travime ve vlaku. Ucastnim se zajimavych prednasek. Sibirska krajina je vetsinou travnata a z vyssi vegetace se ukazuji brizy a modriny. Koleje trati jsou polozeny na umelem naspu, nebot vlaky casto projizdi mocaly. Vlak zastavuje v nekterych stanicich. V kazde z nich je socha Lenina. Vecer 28.5. prijizdi nas vlak po skoro 10.000 km z Petrohradu do Vladivostoku. Jeste za svetla nastupujeme do autobusu na hodinovou prohlidku mesta. Nedaleko nadrazi je velika socha Lenina. Dale mijime Monument Rude Armade a Memorial padlym v II. svetove valce s ponorkou z teze valky. Vidime zaliv “Zlateho rohu” pojmenovany po podobnem v Istanbulu. Spojeni mezi nim a Amurskym zalivem se jmenuje “Bosporska uzina.” “Triumfalni oblouk” pripomina navstevu cara Mikulase II. ve meste v roce 1902. Vladivostok pripomina evropska mesta. Posledni zastavka je u vyhlidky nad mestem. Pak do hotelu Versailles na veceri. V nasem hotelu “Hyundai” jsme pred pulnoci. Rano 29.5. jdu s jednim spolucestujicim do mesta. Od naseho hotelu schazime k zalivu Zlateho rohu. Pobliz neho navstevujeme tu ponorku z II. svet. valky, ktera je muzeem. Je zcela na suchu. Vracime se kolem Triumfalniho oblouku do naseho hotelu. V recepci nemohou najit muj pas. Vypada to na veliky problem. Odpoledne jedu s ostatnimi na letiste i bez pasu. Behem jizdy nachazi jeden cestujici muj pas v jeho pase. Pozdeji odpoledne odletam z Vladivostoku v letadle Korean Airlines do Seoulu v Jizni Koreji. Let trva 2 hodiny. Tam menim letadlo za jine teze spolecnosti letici do Los Angeles. Po 10,5 hodinach letu pristavam v LAX odpoledne tehoz dne (29.5.) diky datovemu poledniku. Beru si auto v Budgetu a jedu domu do Visty, kde jsem vecer. Cestovni kancelar: MIR Corporation (Seattle, Washington) Ucast: 57 cestujicich ze Severni Ameriky a Evropy a britsky vedouci vypravy. Vsichni ostatni ve vlaku byli Rusove.
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin 2004
Russia - Moscow - Hotel Rossia - and a corner of Hotel Baltschug Kempinski 2004
Russia - Moscow - - Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral 2004
Russia - Moscow - Hotel Baltschug Kempinski 2004
Russia - Moscow - a statue in front of St Basil's Cathedral 2004
Russia - Moscow - St Basil's the Blessed Cathedral 2004
Russia - Moscow - St Basil's Cathedral - a little entertainment inside 2004
Russia - Moscow - Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 2004
Russia - Moscow - Peter the Great statue - Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in the back 2004
Russia - Moscow - Novodievichi Convent 2004
Russia - Moscow - car licence plate 2004
Russia - Moscow - on Sparrow's Hills - souvenier shops 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Barovitska Gate Tower - entrance 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Armoury Museum 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Assumption Cathedral 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Church of the Deposition of the Robe (right) 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Tsar Bell (largest in the world 202 tons) 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - Tsar Cannon (89 cm bore, it has never been fired) 2004
Russia - Moscow - Kremlin - President's Office (former Senate Building) 2004
Russia - Moscow - outside the Kremlin Wall - Alexandrovski Garden 2004
Russia - Moscow - Red Square - State Historical Museum, GUM (department store - right) 2004
Russia - Moscow - GUM (department store) 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Moskovsky Train Station - our train on the right 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Vosstaniya Square 2004
Russia - Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) - Catherine Palace 2004
Russia - Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) - Catherine Palace 2004
Russia - Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) - Catherine Palace - Amber Room 2004
Russia - Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) - Catherine Palace 2004
Russia - Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) - Catherine Palace 2004
Russia - Peterhof 2004
Russia - Peterhof - the Grand Palace and the Great Cascade 2004
Russia - Peterhof - the Grand Palace and the Great Cascade 2004
Russia - Peterhof - the Grand Palace and the Great Cascade 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - St Isaac's Square - St Isaac's Cathedral 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - dinner on this boat 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - dinner on this boat - local entertainment 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - the Admiralty Building 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Spit of the Vasilyevsky Island 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Peter & Paul Forthress from the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - the Cruiser Aurora 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Church on the Spilt Blood 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Monument to Peter the Great The Bronze Horseman 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Moskowskiy Train Station - our train to Vladivostok 2004
Russia - St Petersburg - Moskowskiy Train Station - Lenin in our midst 2004
Russia - crossing the European Russia 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - train station 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - a square in front of the train station 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - Church of the Blood on the place where Romanovs were murdered 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - Chapel of the Revered Martyr Grand Princess Yelisaveta Fyodorovna 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - Historical Square - Tatishchev & de Gennin founders of the city 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - at Historical Square - Iset River flows as waterfall 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - Historical Square - Lena our local guide 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - memorial to fallen soldiers from Ekaterinburg in Afganistan 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - Ural Geology Museum - ametyst 2004
Russia - Ekaterinburg - 1905 Square - Lenin statue 2004
Russia - Tyumen 2004
Russia - Barabinsk - Diana our interpreter 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - train station 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - Cathedral of the Ascension 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - Central Market 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - a chapel is the geographical center of the late USSR 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - Ob River, the third largest river of Russia 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk 2004
Russia - Novosibirsk - dinner in a local restaurant 2004
Russia - Siberia - dachas 2004
Russia - Ilanskaya - people waiting for a Mongolian train to exchange goods 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - railway station 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Bogoyavlensky Cathedral 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Spasskaya Church 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Monument to WWII victims 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Hotel Baykal - Diana our interpreter and the driver of our bus 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Angara River 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - from the bus - a church of St Cross 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Central Market 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Central Market 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - lunch prepared for us in a local restaurant 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - Volkonsky House 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - a church near Volkonsky House 2004
Russia - Irkutsk - an old wooden house 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - view from the diesel locomotive 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - view from the diesel locomotive 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - our picnic - Gross and Bill-2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - our train - our picnic 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - boarding two ships in Port Baykal 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - Port Baykal - on the ship 2004
Russia - Lake Baykal - on the ship 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum - a fort 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum - a church 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum - inside the church 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum - a farmer's house 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - Wooden Architecture Museum - Valeria our local guide 2004
Russia - near Lake Baykal - village kids 2004
Russia - Buriat Republic - outside Ulan Ude - Ivalgiska village 2004
Russia - Buriat Republic - outside Ulan Ude - Ivalgiska village - Buddhist monastery 2004
Russia - Buriat Republic - outside Ulan Ude - Ivalgiska village - Buddhist monastery 2004
Russia - Buriat Republic - Ivalgiska village - Buddhist monastery - local show 2004
Russia - Buriat Republic - Ulan Ude - Sovjet Square - the biggest Lenin head 2004
Russia - Siberia - view from train win
Russia - Siberia - Chernyshevsk 2004
Russia - Siberia - a view from the train - Amazar station 2004
Russia - Siberia - the office car 2004
Russia - Siberia - the dining car 2004
Russia - Siberia - the bar car 2004
Russia - Siberia - Belogorsk - Lenin statue 2004
Russia - Far East - Ussurijsk 2004
Russia - Far East - Ussurijsk - changing the locomotive for steam one 2004
Russia - Far East - view from the train window 2004
Russia - Far East - view from the train window - car garages 2004
Russia - Far East - view from the train window - Amurskiy Bay 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - train station 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - train station - 9288 km from Moscow 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - train station - 9288 km from Moscow - our group 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Golden Horn Inlet - from Eagle's Nest Hill 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - the Borcov Revolutsii Square 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - the Borcov Revolutsii Square 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Korabelnaya Embankment - WWII submarine 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Korabelnaya Embankment - WWII submarine & WWII memorial 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Triumphal Arch commemorating 1902 tsar visit 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Svetlanskaya Street 2004
Russia - Far East - Vladivostok - Hyundai Hotel - view from my room - Golden Horn Inlet 2004