Traveling to Russia

If you want to travel to Europe, Russia is one of the largest nations in the world that occupies part of Eastern Europe and Asia. Even though not every part of it is inhabited, most of the cities where people live are rich in culture and history.

Moscow is the capital of this vast country. There are more than 9 million inhabitants and over 5,000 streets. It is a hard time for those who have no idea on going back to the hotel, you can really get lost! So better to have your maps or anybody that for surely known better the place.

In the city, the Kremlin serves as the seat of the Russian government. People will surely be in awe seeing the Tsar Bell and Cannon. Along the Kremlin’s wall lies one of Russia’s oldest museums. It features weapons dating from the 15th century to the present. There are also large jewels stored here such as the diamonds of Orlov that is 189.63 carats and the Shah that is 88.7 carats.

So many tourist do not know about this, just before getting into the Kremlin, the ground that the tourist walks on is another important landmark known as the Red Square. The May Day parade is held here showing Russia’s military might before the collapse of the Cold War.

If you decided to get to another side of the town or to travel to another city that is a few miles north, south, west or east, there are over 150 stations scattered all over the city. This is the way Russians get to various places quickly and more often than places. Those who choose to go west will likely end up in St. Petersburg. The old name of this place as many Russians remember is Leningrad. During the patriotic war, the residents of this city held out for more than 800 days against the Nazis. It took time before the Red army was able to fight back and drive the invaders away.

Russia’s 2nd largest city and home to the world famous Hermitage is St. Petersburg. This building is often known as a hotel but not, it is a museum, housing several departments from prehistoric culture to western European art such as a famous works of Da Vinci, Rafael, Renoir and Monet among others. There are also some sculptors done by Michelangelo and Rodin.

Nearer St. Petersburg but closer to the sea is the city Murmansk. This place is a major fishing port as well the headquarters of Russian’s northern Atlantic fleet. There is not that much to see here unless the person came in the month of March to witness the reindeer races and the ski marathon.

Instead of going West from Moscow, those who go east will bet to the town of Vladimir Oblast. There are a lot of museums and other architectural buildings here such as the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the St. Euphymius Cathedral of our Savior, the Cathedral of the Deposition of the Veil, the Protection Cathedral and other monasteries dating to the 17th and 18th century.

Not far is the town of Suzdal that has an open air museum featuring various artworks.

The Volga River is one of the longest in the world stretching 3,700 kilometers. Along its banks is the city of Volgograd that at a point in time was called Stalingrad. It was here the Russians pushed back the Nazis until the gates of Berlin. The city was rebuilt after the war and there many museums here dedicated to those who fought and died.

Here are some helpfull info’s for those who wanted to travel to Europe, especially Russia. Hopefully you and your mate enjoying the experience when travelling to Europe or any other country in this world.

Sightseeing In United Kingdom (UK)

The most popular territories in Europe are United Kingdom or well known as UK for short. When travel to Europe, keep in mind that you need a separate visa to visit this area of the continent. Make sure that you inform your travel agent beforehand that you wanted United Kingdom to be part of your traveling schedule so that you won’t have any problem in the future of your trip because United Kingdom is not usually part of Europe Tour packages.

I’m sure that you would not want to miss retracing the life of one of the world’s most beloved royalty Princess Diana. Here are some sights in United Kingdom you should try to squeeze in your schedule.

To taste the English kind of life, London is for you - the privileged and the luxurious kind of life. The Original London Walks is London’s South Bank Walk where walking has never been more relaxing and leisurely. Having an unguided stroll through this path while smelling the breeze of the Thames River is something you cannot do in other countries that are too developed because most of those cities will be filled with big buildings so the city sidewalk is all you have along with the noisy cars.

You also have to check out Harrods’s to get a taste of English shopping. The home of the royalties that is the Buckingham Palace has been the residence of the royal bloods since Queen Victoria’s time.

Ireland is home to a lot of the legendary authors of all time. Discover how many of them grew up or even better stay there longer and try your hand at writing. There are surely some inspirations you can pick up in the busy streets and in the lonely unpaved roads to the provinces.

Drop by Sligo to have a taste of Irish culture and to see for your eyes why WB Yeats loved this place so much. While you are there, take home a seashell with you. The locals have this penchant for shell fish primarily because of the fact that the literal translation of Sligo is place of shells.

One of the wonder of the nature are The Rock of Gibraltar. A movie was made about it and starred by Drew Barrymore when she was still a kid. It’s has been there even before the British come. The Strait of Gibraltar links two big bodies of water – the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. There is something about the place that is truly special for the British to fight over Spain just to continue its domination. In case you did not know the famous designer John Galliano is from this place.

These are just some of the many stops and sights in United Kingdom. There are still so many other worthy places to visit that are frequent favorites or obscure ones waiting to be discovered. The sights to see in United Kingdom are boundless. It is no wonder why one of Europe’s biggest businesses is its tourism industry. Imagine United Kingdom is just a portion of Europe. If you are overwhelmed by all the possibilities then think very carefully about the objective of your vacation. From then on you can start jotting down the places you want to visit and cut them down if you think you are going to have problems due to time constraint.