4 Days in Ekaterinburg

 



We are lucky that have family in Ekaterinburg. It gives us an opportunity to see more of Russia than just Moscow with a good reason.

 

To have family and friends to show us around make us see more than just the hotel and closest park at 8 March Street. March is Marta in Russian, so another world into my brain in the easiest way.



Our family had put their heads together to gives us an experience we had not expected. We had never been thinking that Tsar Nikolai II Romanov had been burned and buried just outside Ekaterinburg with his wife and 5 children.

 

So after an enjoyable Friday evening at the local pub Dubliners we were ready on Saturday morning to experience The Tsars place and some of the museums that Ekaterinburg has built up for interested people to see.

 

A former Russian president from Ekaterinburg made all this happen, and as we can see it benefits the city’s reputation as a tourist attraction. I guess we will dig more into the tsar family history as months goes to learn more what now become more important for the locals.

 

The Russian Orthodox churches are also impressive to have a look into, and it was not a few we managed to see.  Dumping into the priests made their singing rituals can at times be breath taking.

 

Ekaterinburg once was a closed city. One of the reasons was that a lot of the weapons for the army were made here. So what else could one of the local wealthy persons do other than to have a passion for motorized army units? With help from local factory the collection is quite amazing, and with it a touch up with Old Russian cars and some old aircrafts it was fun on a rainy Sunday afternoon to look around.

 

 

 

When you are in the country side, why not get to see some of the real Russian tradition. I am thinking of a dacha. Many are used to have cottage either at the sea or in the mountain. The dachas were handed over in a different way from the state to the people than what we are used to. It is used for other purposes, like growing some vegetables and fruits, to cut down on spending and grow yourselves. Living in a big city and no space, it is good to get out on the dacha on the weekends to have some fresh air, and hope getting some energy for next week.

 

Ekaterinburg was very different city compared to Moscow. It may to be expected with 10% of the population. Understandable that just a few kilometers into Asia where, you find the city across the Ural Mountains, people will live. We will be back and have some more pictures and experiences, but we will wait until we have warmer weather and sun. It is just 2 hours flight away and with the nice new airplanes Aeroflot has it is no challenge.