Beyond the Horizon: Part 4 pp Irkutsk to Moscow to meet with Julie 5,400km to Moscow, 11,000km to Lisbon
Leaving Irkutsk: The Angara River (top right) and the Angara Valley (left) Colin rides on his first highway since the Coquihalla Pass in British Columbia
From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk: Enjoying the Boreal forests and a local delicacy, KVAS
Krasnoyarsk, Russia 800km from Irkutsk On the Little Yenisey River Siberia’s 3 rd largest city Colin stayed in the Train Station in September of 2001 after his kayak adventure on the Yenisey He met a mafia hit man who killed people for $100
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: The railroad station
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: With, of course, its churches and Lenin Statue
Novosibirsk, Russia: Colin describes it as a “bleak urban Anywhere” 1,800km from Irkutsk, 3,600km to Moscow
Novosibirsk, Russia: Its train station, Lenin statue and churches
Novosibirsk, Russia: Below left: the marker of the geographical center of Russia Below right: the technical library is the largest in the world
Novosibirsk Zoo: Home of the famous “liger,” a tiger/ lion cross
Leaving Novosibirsk: 2000km of flat cycling to the Ural Mountains and Europe
Omsk: one city in the Western Siberian Lowlands
…with its churches and its Lenin!
The Ural Mountains
The M5 Highway to Moscow
Moscow, Russia: Colin cycles to the ring road (to wait for Tim?)
Things to do in Moscow: 6 th biggest city in the world Shopping malls, box stores, American fast-food chains City centre; traditional architectur e, Russian Orthodox churches
Bolshoie Theatre 2 nd biggest opera house in Europe Russian Classical architecture where Colin meets fellow Canadian, Carole Paquette, a teacher in Moscow
Moscow, Russia: The famous and beautiful Red Square major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions towards major highways outside the city, Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and all of Russia is a city square in Moscow. separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel, and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter
St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square Russian Orthodox cathedral erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–1561. tallest building of Moscow until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower The building's design is shaped as a flame of a bonfire rising into the sky
Not only does Moscow have a Lenin statue, it has the real thing – embalmed!
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Finally, the Canadian Embassy, Moscow: Colin and Julie make preparations for the next half of their adventure…