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Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (Новосибирск) is a city in Novosibirsk Oblast, Siberia, and is the third largest city in Russia.
Get in
Take a train from Moscow, the Rossiya trains are generally the best and take about 3 days. You'll arrive at the Trans-Siberian Railway's largest station and the Metro (subway) can take you into the rest of the city. Or fly into Tolmachevo Airport, with Air Siberia (www.s7.ru) or Aeroflot. TransAero can be cheap too. Just be prepared to take a taxi after you arrive—Novosibirsk's airport is about a half-hour drive outside of the city.
Get around
Tons (and I mean tons) of public transportation or so called "marshrutkas" where you can pay 10-20 rubles (30-75 cents) to get practically anywhere in the city. Taxis are affordable too. You can also just wave at any passing car and get a ride for 50-100 and up rubles (depending on the distance).
The Metro is cheap but only runs through the city center and just past the Ob River. Still, for the visitor, you can get to many major destinations from its six major stops, including the main square, Lenin Square, on Krasny Prospekt (Red Avenue).
See
See the Lenin's square with HUGE statute of Lenin left from Soviet times standing right in front of the Opera and Ballet House which, by the way, is beautiful at night. It is also the largest opera house in Russia. There's also the exact geographical center of former Soviet Union just south of Lenin Square, marked by the Chapel of St. Nicholas, originally built in 1915 to commemorate 300 years of Romanov rule, destroyed in 1930 and rebuilt in 1993. In winter residents build an ice town on the Ob River, and in summer you can go to the beach. Near the city center on Krasny Prospekt,you can also see some excellent work in the Novosibirsk Art Museum and Local Studies Museum. You could also consider the Novosibirsk Regional Puppet Theater (over 70 years old in an interesting historic building), Novosibirsk Circus, and several other theaters.
As in every Russian city, there are multiple monuments to heroes of the Great Patriotic War (WWII), including an eternal flame guarded at special ceremonies by youths with replica Kalashnikovs. Those are standard touristic places, but you should definitely make friends with locals to see the "best" parts of the city.
Sleep
The Ob Hotel, on the bank of the Ob River, is situated close to the Metro just southeast of the city center. After being gutted by fire in the 1990s, it has been refurbished, with reasonably clean rooms, a business center, and a nice Russian restuarant on the first floor. Don't look for English-language television or air conditioners, but there are plenty of rooms with private bathrooms.
Get out
A visit to Akademgorodok, built in the 1950s as a mecca for academics but suffering from neglect in the post-Soviet years, is still pleasant as a day trip. This formerly elite institution is located about 30 KM south of the city and features several museums and...
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| St Petersburg Airport Private Departure Transfer |
30 - 60 minutes |
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Travel from your St Petersburg City Hotel to St Petersburg Airport. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer service so the price is the same for groups of:
- 1 - 3 transferred in a private car
- 4 - 6 transferred in a private minibus
When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your St Petersburg City hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. 24 - 48 hours prior to your transfer, you will be required to call the supplier directly (the contact number will be provided on your travel voucher) to reconfirm exact pick up times and places.
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The evening begins in the Nikolaevsky Palace restaurant where you discover traditional Russian dance and music during an elegant reception.
There is no doubt; without the folk show "Feel yourself Russian" your visit to Russia wouldn't be complete. This show is the unique opportunity to experience the history and spirit of Russia throughout one evening. The show consists of two parts.
The show starts with the dance group "Reverance", the beautiful ladies in their crinolines and the elegant cavalier, accompanied by the "Classica" string quartet. It is followed by a folk instruments ensemble "The Souvenir" with their brilliant performance of folk compositions. Then a Cossack song and dance company "Maidan" reproduces on stage Cossack songs and dances in their original form. The skilful musicians of "Naigrysh", a folk instruments quartet, perform versions of the famous Russian tunes and the folk music of various nationalities. The dancers of "Petersburg Stars" have their own repertoire: dancing miniatures of the Urals and Siberia.
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