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Yekaterinburg

28/06/16 12:45 Filed in: Russia | Trans-Siberia Train
In Moscow went on the trans-sibirian train again and the next major stop before the lake Baikal was Yekaterinburg.

The city is famous for steel, gold on and on and on. During the sorwjet times it wasn’t open for foreigners. But it is also known for Boris Jelzin and the shooting of the last Zar, the Romanovs.

Only had one day, but I had a damn good and funny guide. Best you can wish for. First I had simple tour de city about the modern world of Yekaterinburg as it is a city made for the industry. As a result the city is a bit of mixed bag architectural wise. Bauhaus here, modern there and in-between old merchant houses and then social housing. Compared to the ones before this city feels a lot more open and grounded. Really likable!!

But of course I went on the footsteps of the Romanovs, which means visiting the Church on the Red Blood build were they were shoot and then the place in the woods were they tried to get rid of the bodies - which is now the place of monastery.

For the rest of the day went for a city stroll before I jumped back on the trans-sibirian train.

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