Russia

This day was exciting we were leaving Russia after 30 days of travelling across it. Our destination was Riga, Latvia. To tell the truth I had never heard of Latvia before this trip and now I absolutely love it.    Sergey’s trip ended at Russia’s border and our good-bye was very emotional. We would have [...]

Continue reading about Day 73 – Wednesday, September 9th, 2009, Veliki Luki, Russia to Riga, Latvia (466 km – total to date 15,502 km)

Today we left Moscow to drive to our last city in Russia, Veliki Luki.  But before leaving Moscow I must tell you about how expensive it is to live in Moscow. A studio apartment in a Krushchev style building sells for approximately $130,000 US. This would be a 300 square foot apartment which includes a [...]

Continue reading about Day 72 – Tuesday, September 8th, Moscow to Veliki Luki, Russia (473 km – total to date 15,036 km)

ecmolik on September 27th, 2009

Moscow’s infamous Red Square was unfortunately closed during our stay so we could not visit it. St. Basil’s church that was built in the 16th Century to celebrate the victory over the Tatar Mongols by Ivan The Terrible, was also closed to us.  This was not a problem for Russ and me because we have [...]

Continue reading about Day 71 – Monday, September 7th, Moscow, Russia