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Sightseeing in Vladivostok
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Sightseeing in Vladivostok, Part 1
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After breakfast we packed
our small day packs and set off into the fog see the sights
of Vladivostok on foot. We were down near the train station
when we thought it wise to find a loo. We couldn’t find one
at the station but did so at the overseas shipping terminal.
Two ladies worked in the loos. We were ushered in with hand
signals. I was mortified to find the toilet was a hole, set
in the tiles of the toilet floor. Oh, my heavens! Absolute
panic ! Well, I managed it well enough and didn’t wet my
clothes or shoes. We made appropriate actions to signify we
wanted to pay but the two ladies gestured otherwise. We
think the locals were paying though.
Later: we
found there actually are toilets at the railway station.
By the way, Ian’s headache gradually disappeared during the
course of the day. We wandered around the Korabelnaya
Embankment where we found plenty of naval ships
belonging to the Russian Pacific Fleet. We then took a
look at the submarine monument S-56. Ian went inside
for a quick tour but I didn't. I was satisfied sitting
on a bench watching the progression of ladies going into a
tiny church. They each arrived with flowers. It
looked to be a sad occasion - a memorial day perhaps?
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| Vladivostok railway station |
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It was quite foggy and dark so the photos here are not really clear:
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| Waterfront in Vladivostok |
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Ships from Russia's Pacific Fleet |
The submarine monument and the
memorial behind it are dedicated to those who lost their
lives during World War 2. Apparently Russia lost more
than 20 million people during the war.
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| Submarine Monument S-56 |
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Church to the right of the
submarine |
The fog started lifting. We continued on our way taking
photographs at every opportunity. Vladivostok has some
very interesting architecture but most of it is in dire need
of restoration. Look at these stunning buildings:
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| Wooden homes in Vladivostok |
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Many buildings in the city are in
need of repair |
Funicular in Vladivostok
We then wound our way up to the funicular.
We seemed to walk miles and miles up steep streets with little or no
pavements. Lots of loose dirt, gravel and rocks made some
areas dangerous to walk on. We puffed and panted our
way up to the Funicular, went down it and then back up again. It
cost 5 roubles each per trip. It is a very short trip
indeed. Whilst walking back down from the funicular we
saw some wondrous examples of Russian parking.
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| Funicular in Vladivostok |
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We saw cars parked in very strange
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We wandered on through
very interesting streets eventually stopping at
Vladivostok's central square which is officially known
as the "Square of the Fighters for Soviet Power in the
Far East". It is also known as Bortsov Square.
It faces onto Golden Horn Bay and was build to
commemorate the city's one hundredth anniversary.
Close by is the regional administration's tall
building which is one of the few "modern"
looking buildings in
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| Monuments in Central Square |
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The regional administration
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By now our tummies are starting to rumble. Let's find
some lunch.........
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Sightseeing in Vladivostok, part 2
Our trip in the order it all happened:
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