Tag Archives: Soviet Union
Euro 24 Match Day 9 – Georgia v Czech Republic
Georgia Tbilisi is one of my favourite capital cities in Europe. It’s a great blend of old (historic quarter, Arabic bathhouses, ancient tea houses) and modern (cable car, unusual bridges). The feel is vibrant – cuisine is cheap & tasty, the local red wine gorgeous and the music scene jumping. Mother of Georgia stands atop […]
Tuesday Train – Simferopol to Lvov in Ukraine
With my thrice aborted attempt to take the trans-Siberian train, at 27 hours this 2011 trip remains my longest train journey. We actually started out from Sevastopol, a further 90-minutes south in Crimea. Total distance in excess of 1,000 km. You can see on the map below the area travelled. Unfortunately the cities shown have […]
Tuesday Train – Tbilisi to Baku Overnight
In October 2019 my mate Hamish and I took the overnight train from the Georgian capital to the Azerbaijani primary city on the Caspian Sea. We left at 20.35 from the rather boring train station set around a shopping mall. Trains are few and far between in Tbilisi with all the daily trains fitting on […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Black (Blue) Sea in Sevastopol
I took this picture in 2011 whilst visiting Ukraine. A lovely September day when Crimea was firmly part of Ukraine.
Ukraine Trip 2011 – Part Two, Sevastopol Arrival
In 2011 I visited Ukraine, first arriving by train in Odessa from Moldova. I wrote about the trip a few years ago and with the awful events taking place at the moment, I thought I’d share my travels during far happier times, whilst I pray for a return to peace. Odessa to Sevastopol by Bus […]
Ukraine Trip 2011 – Part One, Odessa
In 2011 I visited Ukraine, first arriving by train in Odessa from Moldova. I wrote about the trip a few years ago and with the awful events taking place at the moment, I thought I’d share my travels during far happier times, whilst I pray for a return to peace. Train Journey: Chișinău to Odessa, […]
Monday Morning Blues – Odessa Train Station in Ukraine
The Black Sea port city of Odessa was my entry point into Ukraine in 2011, arriving by train from Chisinau in Moldova.
Friday Photos – Art Nouveau in Riga, Latvia
Two years ago I paid my second visit to the Latvian capital. I love much about the city but perhaps the highlight is the marvelous art nouveau (jugendstil) architecture. There is a whole district crammed with beautiful buildings and bold sculptures. There is also an excellent jugendstil museum showing how an art nouveau building looks […]
Sunday Photos – Tbilisi in Georgia
The capital of Georgia is a magnificent city where ancient & modern architecture meet. The first photo shown is the view of the city from high up on the fortified hill. The second is a close up of the Orthodox Church that you can see in the distance in the first photo.
