After seven months of travel, we reflected on our top five experiences… here are the first two.
All in Russia
They Eat... Yekaterinburg (Russia)
Yekaterinburg is most famous as where the last Royal Russian Family were executed. It is also the home to the only 3-D tribute to the Beatles in Russia.
They Eat... Omsk (Russia)
We have no idea why we decided to stop in Omsk. We also have no idea why we chose to stop there for less than 24 hours. We arrived at 5:00PM and left the next day at 2:00PM. It was an adventure and we do not regret it.
They Eat... Northern Siberian Cuisine at Chum in Tyumen
Chum is a museum and restaurant dedicated to Northern Siberia. Raw Reindeer and Bear Meat are only two items of an extensive menu.
They Eat... Tyumen (Russia)
The travel agent advised, “no one stops in Tyumen.” We went anyways and we loved it.
They Eat... Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
The wikitravel page for this city frightened me with its descriptive “stay safe” section on all the ways we could get into danger. No other city in Russia had this descriptor and so instead of airbnb in the suburbs (because its apparently dangerous at night), we booked ourselves the Metelitsa Hotel near a cultural museum which continually changes its exhibits. Our hypothesis: cultural museum = safe neighborhood.