Novgorod?

Hey!

So, lots of people have been confused about where I will be in Russia --- It's not a small country, you know (it spans over 11 time zones). So I had a crazy great idea: I'll post a map of where I'll be! First stop: Veliky Novgorod (Великий Новгород)



Novgorod's population is about 200,000, and it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. Lots of history there, and about a bajillion monuments. As you can see, it's a ways above Moscow (You can travel back and forth on an overnight train, about a 12 hour trip). St Petersburg, labeled on the map below, is a 3-hour bus ride to the North. I'll be arriving in St. Petersburg next Tuesday, and going to Novgorod by van from there. Also notice, I will be nowhere near Siberia.



For those of you that are concerned about the Wildfires: Those are happening South of Moscow, in the provinces of Vladimir and Nizhniy Novgorod (Nizhniy means "Lower" while Veliky means "Great" or "Large." Both are called Novgorod, but they are very far from each other). Anyway, I should be out of the way of any smoke. For photos and more info on the fires, you can click here.

That's all for now! 9 days left!

-Saaarrraaaahhhh