While backpacking around western Europe I got talking to this other traveller about trying to get into Russia. At the time it was not that easy. We went to see a German travel agent and they had a short tour leaving in a couple of weeks. We booked and agreed to meet back in Berlin for this short small organised tour. I did a few side trips then came back to Berlin, My friend showed up but did not have enough money to go. I did not want to miss out on some thing that might be a unique trip.
It was a bit weird me the only single backpacker with this small German speaking tour group. I had no idea what was going most of the time but it was interesting. This Canadian guy married to a German girl used to translate some stuff for me.
At the time they had just released there money onto the free market. They wanted us to pay for everything on the tour in western currency. I also like to adventure out a bit after the touring was done for the day. I was able to find a local money exchange not linked to the hotel or tour and was a able to get a much better deal. I lined up at a few of the State run shops and bought a few tourist things.
Nice memories you have out there. ☺ I live now in Russia, but in the south of it. I was in Moscow about a year ago, and I would say that a lot of changes now. I have some old posts about that. The Fantastic Red Square ! and A cool day in Moscow ! and A walk around Moscow. In those posts you can see how it changed. ☺
Thanks for the links, Red Square at night all lit up looks great and those massive under ground subway escalators. I remember them well, trying to workout the station names with all the unusual lettering. I just had to count the stops in the end.
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1991! I failed to see the date when I opened up the post and went back to check as I thought these pics look pretty cool. Traveling before the internet or cellphones. This must have been a real adventure!
Love the pics, looks pretty cold!
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Definitely different back in the old days. Some thing harder and other ways easier all still good adventures.
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I !LUV how you just jumped in with a German tour group so you could go where you wanted to go. That's so you 😂 Frozen river is epic! I'd love to see something like that one day. Though your post may be the closest I ever get to seeing Russia. Though, who knows, maybe it will feel safer and better to travel there in a decade or so.
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