Siberia from North to East. Part 7 : Khabarovsk

Nantais · #1 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 5:23 PM**

So here is the seventh thread about the trip I did this summer in Siberia.
Here are the links towards the six first threads :
Siberia from North to East. Part 1 : Norilsk
Siberia from North to East. Part 2 : Dudinka
Siberia from North to East. Part 3 : Along the Yenisei
Siberia from North to East. Part 4 : Yeniseisk and Podtesovo
Siberia from North to East. Part 5 : Krasnoyarsk
Siberia from North to East. Part 6 : On the train, again

Khabarovsk, with a population of about 600,000, is one of the most important cities in Russian Far East. Despite the fact that Khabarovsk is a quite beautiful and a very dynamic city, it was the low point of my trip.
Indeed, I stayed there for only one night and one day, and it was very hot and in the same time very rainy. I was wet because of the rain and because of my sweat ! Morevover I was a bit ill because of the AC in my hotel room which was too cold.
At last, I was alone in a city where English is virtually unspoken (I didn't even try French) while my Russian skills are very limited as I've already said.
Nevertheless, I took some pics and I think the city definitely deserves a look.

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3- The hotel where I stayed, the "Versailles" :

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61- Back to the train station :

Next (and last) step : Vladivostok.

DLLB · #2 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 5:56 PM**

Thanks!

Not at all what I expected.

toyota74 · #3 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 8:52 PM**

Thanks for showing us your most excellent journey.High5!!

photoLith · #4 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 9:01 PM**

Jeez, Russia is seriously so depressing looking, glad I dont live there.

Expat · #5 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 9:16 PM**

This city looks rather pleasing & comfortable to me.

The building in #52 is interesting. Looks like the St. Louis Arch over the Tower of Pisa is attached to the side.

Okayyou · #6 Posted **Sep 18, 2011, 9:41 PM**

Interesting, looks like it's right on the tip of the beak of the Chinese chicken . Did the City have a mix of ethnicity or was it primarily Russian? Thanks for the tour.

KVNBKLYN · #7 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 4:39 AM**

Fascinating. For a while I've wanted to do a tour of the secondary cities of Russia for no other reason than I know almost nothing about them. Great tour!

Nicko999 · #8 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 6:15 AM**

Once again, amazing pics... too bad there is only 1 more thread.

xzmattzx · #9 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 3:13 PM**

Nice pictures. You would think that buildings would look a little different now that you're covering places almost on the Pacific coast, but a lot of buildings look like ones in the other cities that you've shown.

Evergrey · #10 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 6:55 PM**

i hope this never ends

MolsonExport · #11 Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 7:35 PM**

thanks for the photo trip. some surprises in these shots.

Boroda · #12 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 7:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nantais

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This is not WWII memorial.
This is Great Patriotic War memorial.

Robert Pence · #13 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 12:01 PM**

The Russian Orthodox churches are fantastic, and I'm fascinated by some of the Soviet-era monuments and memorials. Many are imposing in scale, and some incorporate Art Deco design to make them feel very dynamic.

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Originally Posted by photoLith

Jeez, Russia is seriously so depressing looking, glad I dont live there.

These were taken on a dreary day, and I think that contributes a lot to the impression. Still, the people don't look discontented or dejected, any more than the people I see in photos of American and European cities. I think a lot of one's reactions depend on expectations, and those are built on what one is accustomed to.

Nantais · #14 Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 5:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boroda

This is not WWII memorial.
This is Great Patriotic War memorial.

Which is basically the WWII for the Russians (and other people from former USSR republics)...

rockyi · #15 Posted **Sep 21, 2011, 1:39 AM**

Nice! I love the brick work on those older structures!!

mrnyc · #16 Posted **Sep 21, 2011, 3:11 PM**

yes thanks so much for this series, its an epic journey most will never make.

so overall this city looked pleasant enough, even the commie blocks looked tidy and ok. looks like they have plenty of good public transit, including lots of ferry service. and i have to say that dip in the road at the end surprised me because the place seemed pretty flat up until i saw that.

puj · #17 Posted **Sep 21, 2011, 3:37 PM**

interesting pics ! we don t see much of far east Russia !

stepper77 · #18 Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 3:59 PM**

This city looks quite nice actually, even if the weather was miserable. Knowing very little of Russian cities, I had no expectations and was impressed. Thanks!

Travis007 · #19 Posted **Sep 24, 2011, 5:13 PM**

This city is great, probably the nicest from your Siberia tour. I like to Russian style classical stone architecture.

sunbeach · #20 Posted **Sep 25, 2011, 6:41 PM**

This is just one part of the world that's a mystery to me and I'm sure to most people in this planet. Thanks for posting this suite of photos!

Nantais, if you ever plan to travel to southwestern part of Russia and it's neighboring former Soviet satellites such as Kazakhstan ( the real one not Borat's ), please take some photos. Merci.

btw, makes me wonder if they have a Starbucks or McDonald's in that part of the world.