Kamchatka – Tolbachik Volcano
It looked like a lunar lanscape of volcanic ash/sand and rock with small cones around us and the imposing site of Ostry (sharp) and Plosky (Flat) Tolbachik Volcanoes,
Kamchatka – Gorely Volcano
The morning after the scramble up Mutnovsky Volcano we were looking forward to going up to the top of Gorely Volcano which on paper should be easier, only 1829 metre high
Kamchatka – Mutnovsky Volcano
The next day it was time for the first volcano, Mutnovsky (2323 metres high). It is formed of 4 Stratovolcanos joined together and has a double crater
Walking in a winter wonderland – Serebryanyy Bor
The weekend after we returned to Moscow we went to visit a colleague of Lou’s and his Family who live in a reidential area of a park in Moscow – Serebryanyy Bor. By the time we were walking around the sun was dropping so there were some fantastic colours in the sky.
The park itself is on an island on the River Moscow to the west of the city, has a number of private residences, and a large number of small paths crossing through the forest. It seems like a popular location with cross-country skiers, we even saw an older lady being pulled along on her skis by a huge Mastiff dog, which had our friends’ rideback puppy cowering when it pulled its master over to greet the pup.
Moscow – Autumn in Sokolniki Park
Sokolniki Park is in the North East of Moscow and gets its name from the area of the city that the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich’s Falconers used to live as Sokol means Falcon in Russian and he was a keen hunter.
Moscow – A Walk in the Park
When we got back the temperature change was very noticeable, we left and it was 20C, when we returned it was at most 11C but has since dropped to 5C in parts of the daytime. Anyway this last weekend we decided to go for a walk around Moscow to one of the many parks, we decided to go to Victory Park.
Congratulations! It seems it was quite an event