Today's stage: Ust Dolyssy - Demidov: 175 km including a little bit of sightseeing riding around some towns along the way.
I had a great night here in Demidov together with the owner of the guesthouse I am staying. She told me Demidov is an architypal Russian small town: bathing in an atmosphere of faded glory, being lost and forgotten by the country's policy makers, somewhat disorderly and scaled off. Would it? The town's oldest edifices lined along the main street are all in ruins.
I am just two days in the country, but there is something about Russia, wild, wild Russia... Impressions overload! Yes, Russia is elusively big! It might seem self-evident, but I think this is maybe one of the essential features to keep in mind when trying to understand what Russia and the Russians are really about.
Tomorrow I go further east, four more days left to discover more!
I had a great night here in Demidov together with the owner of the guesthouse I am staying. She told me Demidov is an architypal Russian small town: bathing in an atmosphere of faded glory, being lost and forgotten by the country's policy makers, somewhat disorderly and scaled off. Would it? The town's oldest edifices lined along the main street are all in ruins.
I am just two days in the country, but there is something about Russia, wild, wild Russia... Impressions overload! Yes, Russia is elusively big! It might seem self-evident, but I think this is maybe one of the essential features to keep in mind when trying to understand what Russia and the Russians are really about.
Tomorrow I go further east, four more days left to discover more!