We arrived by train at 6:50 on Saturday morning and found a little cafe to have breakfast and recuperate from our night on the train. From L to R: Elin (UK), Mareike and Caro (Germany), and Marlene (France).
Early in the morning on the main walking street in Nizhni
We rented an apartment for Saturday night. It was nice to have our own space and our own kitchen (and it made eating a little cheaper). This is the entryway to our apartment building. Don't worry, our apartment was quite nice. Almost all apartment building doorways look like this in Russia
There are numerous beautiful orthodox churches in Nizhni Novgorod. I liked this one because of the contrast with the Soviet apartment building right next door.
The church inside the city's kremlin (although "the kremlin" usu. refers to the Russian government in Moscow, a kremlin is actually just a fortress and all of Russia's older cities have one).
The view of the Volga from the kremlin
Us along the kremlin's outer wall
In a park. The leaves were almost at their peak when we were there!
A typical Russian city scene - elegant old architecture next to ruins (where someone often happens to be living anyway) that are beautiful all the same because of the red-leafed vines growing up their walls.
Exploring the streets of Nizhni ...
Pepsi - drink of the Carolina's
"Cafe" and "bar"
"mail" - I think I'll start a collection of Russia mail boxes.
The sunset over the Volga on Sunday evening before we left
On the train heading home. I love the mugs the tea comes in!
Our bunks :) Not always the most comfortable, but its nice to fall asleep to the rocking of the train.
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