AT#299 - Travel to European Russia

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2011

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Amateur Traveler talks to Francis Tapon about European Russia west of the Ural Mountains. Most people only know 2 cities in Russia – Moscow and St Petersburg. In St Petersburg he recommends the Hermitage and the Peterhof. Moscow is so central culturally to Russia that the trains all run on Moscow time across the 9 timezones of Russia. Francis extends the suggested itinerary to include Kazan and Kaliningrad. Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan which is a mostly Muslim area of Russia. Kazan is over 1000 years old. Kazan is right by the Volga river with a large mosque and classic cathedral. Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave in what used to be East Prussia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got my bags back on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good
0:08.0	in my passport photo.
0:10.4	Amateur Traveler, episode 299.
0:14.0	Today the Amateur Traveler talks about Tartars and Zars and of course Red Square
0:20.0	as we go to European Russia.
0:23.0	I'm your city one more cafe.
0:26.0	I know that I should be heading home,
0:29.0	but maybe not, maybe not to the day.
0:32.0	Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get
0:36.6	into this week's interview I do have three news stories for you. In the first one
0:42.0	if you're going to Wisconsin you might want to pick up your cheese map. The Wisconsin Milk
0:47.3	Marketing Board has a map of the state with 116 different cheese makers in
0:52.1	retail stores.
0:53.6	And you may think I'm kidding, but actually,
0:55.6	I remember going to dairy and getting fresh cheese
0:58.8	when I was in Wisconsin as a child,
1:00.9	and I honestly would recommend it.
1:03.0	And then if you're under 13 years of age, the rules for security for you just got a little easier in the United States.
1:10.0	The Homeland Security Secretary Janet Neapolitano told Congress on Tuesday that young
1:15.2	children will not be involved in pat-downs that involve touching private areas on the
1:19.6	body and also they don't have to take off their shoes.
1:23.0	And then in slightly weirder news, there is a new business in divorce hotels.
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