A Birthday in Ekaterinburg
After a huge breakfast at Hotel Ural in Perm, and a walk around the Green Line, we headed for the train station only to be met once again by Vasil (to…
The Best of Perm, Russia
With a population of 1.3 million people, Perm was not the quaint central-Russain town we had envisioned. It was a stronghold during the Soviet Era and served as a main…
Photo Friday: Reality Check – Perm 36 Gulag
Before I ever set foot in Russia, I had some preconceived notions about the country and the people; stereotypical attributes that seem to be generally accepted by most Americans (at…