If you remember three years ago I told you how customs and immigration to LEAVE Russia by the Trans Siberian Train into Mongolia was intense and way stronger than it…
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The cathedral sits on an island in the middle of Kaliningrad’s historic center. Today all the island has is the cathedral and a large park, but in the past the…
The Museum Bunker is a museum at the former headquarters of the local German command during the battle to capture the city at the end of World War 2. The…
Given that 90% of all amber in the world comes from Kaliningrad it is only fitting there is a museum dedicated to the gem. The museum is located with in…
Even though Kaliningrad was bombed heavily during World War 2 (then a German town known as Königsberg) many of fortifications from the mid 1800’s still exist. I read there are…
The Museum of the World Ocean is a maritime museum based along the river in the historic center of Kaliningrad. It was established on April 12, 1990 for scientific research…
Kaliningrad, Russia was once the East Prussian capital Königsberg. It only became part of Russia at the end of World War 2, when the Soviet Union expelled all Germans and…
Having caught up on sleep from the long flight over to Kaliningrad, Russia I was ready to get out and explore the city. I had a basic understanding of the…
On August 2nd I landed in Kaliningrad, which is a little section of Russia separated from the main land by Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north, plus…
If you are ever flying in Eastern Europe and as soon as the plane touches down everyone erupts into applause then there is a good chance you are on a…