Suzdal Travel Blogs

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia), Katja (Russia) Juliana, Katja and i took a day trip out to Suzdal today, an amazingly pretty hamlet, situated 40 minutes from Vladimir. Thankfully we had all wrapped up warm when we set off, as temperatures in this part …

Suzdal one of so-called Golden Ring towns (around Moscow) and played an important role in Russian history. It takes approx. 5 hours to get there from Moscow (through Vladimir) and your first impression when you enter the town is: "Where the hell am I?" It's kind of a shock when you come from Moscow…

We left Moscow and started 'The Golden Ring', ancient Russian towns with a great history. Our first stop was in Vladimir. Passing the Golden Gate. We visited the magnificent Assumption Cathedral (icons!), saw the amazing bas-reliefs of the St. Demetrius Cathedral. In the afternoon we arriv…

A trip to Moscow and around the golden circle in summer 2005...

Setting off from Hong Kong in Aug 1992, 2 days after turning 22, I traveled China, Mongolia, Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, returning to Hong Kong in July 1993. Apart from Athens/Cairo, I never set foot on an airplane during this year-long walkabout. Before the days of digital cameras, internet, and mobile phones, this solo adventure was as much a discovery of myself as it was about these 31 countries. Many of them, like me, have long since changed.

Ouais, je suis arrivé a Vladimir, pour ensuite prendre un bus vers Suzdal apres un 3 jours de train.  Et je suis pas mal déçu de ces 3 jours.  Comme je l'ai dis plus tôt, j'étais en kupe, donc dans un compartiment a 4 personnes.  En plus, mon train avait un nom, le "Baikal", don…

My trip to Russia: ° Moscow ° The Golden Ring: Vladimir& Suzdal ° Saint Petersbourg

The ultimate study abroad experience-- twenty eight students, three professors, forty cities, fourteen countries, four months.

Vladimir & Suzdal, Russia -   I believe these towns are about 130 miles NE of Moscow and are on the former Trans-Siberian railway. Vladimir was a major center back in the 12th century - while Moscow was still a small village. Even more impressive is Suzdal, which dates back eve…