Going back to my first day in Russia…
View of Lenin Square and the Russian Golden Horn on my way to the hotel
Statue of Lenin in Vladivostock
Mile marker for the end of the Transsiberian railroad
Historic train at Vladivostock station
A plaque to Yul Brenner, Vladivostock native son
A statue of Yul Brenner dressed as in The King and I
A central square in Vladivostock
At the square
Historic ship, Vladivostock
A view from the other side…
GUM department store
Tsarist memorial
Close-up of the pavillion that marked the tsar’s visit
An Orthodox chapel
See the “H” that is Cyrillic for N (for Nicholas)…
An old Soviet submarine
The old Soviet sub from the other side
War memorial
A current submarine
Bridge over the Golden Horn of the East
Another view, another bridge
A local tradition: newly weds come to the viewpoint to leave a lock
Walking down to the sea
The frozen Sea of Japan
Walking back to the hotel
A side view of the train station, including the aeroexpress terminal I arrived at
The station with all the buses
See the sign? Vladivostock!
See the tiny specs on the ice – they’re people!
trails untrod 