Our Visit to Siberia

A project of New Testament Baptist School5th & 6th Grade Mrs. Janet Taylor7th & 8th Grade Mr. James ThomasTechnical Assistance - Mr. Scott PiersonOur Visit to SiberiaMoscowThe largest city and Capitol city of RussiaA city of 12 million people located in Western Russia

We spend our first night in Moscow.Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel

Tired form our trip, we rest most of the day. But we do take advantage of a 2 hour tour of Moscows Red Square, Nikolskaya Street, and Alexandrovsky Garden. Small Group Moscow City Walking Tour

Of course, we HAVE to eat junk food!Lunch & DinnerIrkutskOne of the largest cities in SiberiaA city of 587,000 people near Mongolia in Central Russia

While in Irkutsk, we will stay in the Baikal Business Centre HotelBaikal Business Centre Hotel

We will take a self-guided tour of 7 museums in Irkutsk. The walk is 5.7 km and will take 2-3 hours.City Walk: Museum Tour of Irkutsk

SayanogorskIn Khakassia, Siberia, Russia A town of 50,000 people in the Sayan Mountains on the left bank of the Yenisei River.

We will stay 2 nights in the Sayanogorsk HotelSayanogorsk Hotel

We would like to spend a day with our new friends. It would be great if they could show us around their town.Our new friendsThings we might see in Sayanogorsk

Despite being a small town, Sayanogorsk has one of the largest aluminum smelter plants in the world. Sayanogorsk Aluminum Smelter

The SayanoShushenskaya Dam is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk. It is the largest power plant in Russia and the sixth-largest hydroelectric plant in the world, by average power generation.Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam

The very beautiful view of the mountains!The Sayan MountainsOmskA city in southwestern SiberiaA city of 1.15 million people; the seventh largest in RussiaWe will spend two nights in the Ibis Sibir Hotel.Ibis Sibir Hotel

Omsk is a beautiful city on the Om River. It is an important educational center.A beautiful city

While in Omsk, we would visit the Mikhail Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts.Mikhail Vrubel Museum of Fine ArtsThe city created this statue as a gift to the citizens. It is located in the middle of Omsk.Monument to Stepan the Plumber

We would like to see a show at the Puppet TheatreOmsk State Theatre of Puppets

We would also love to see a show at the Circus!Omsk State Circus

We have enjoyed our trip to Siberia! We would like to thank our new friends for being such great hosts!It has been a great trip!