Chelyabinsk Travel Guide

  New Buildings in Downtown Chelyabinsk
by KJ31
 
  • New Buildings in Downtown Chelyabinsk
      New Buildings in Downtown Chelyabinsk
    by KJ31
  • Center of the City
      Center of the City
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  • The Wedding Alter
      The Wedding Alter
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  •   Chelyabinsk
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      Love Sphere, Chelyabinsk
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Leave, Chelyabinsk

 nicenic Says:

Mountain Hiking

Mountain Hiking, Chelyabinsk

 KJ31 Says:  I was lucky enough to join my friend and her work colleagues for a weekend hiking trip in the Ural Mountains. We stayed in a very small and rural town called Zuratcul (not sure of correct spelling). 

Across from a University in Chelyabinsk

Across from a University in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk

 Gwynethart Says:  This beautiful red church stands just across from Chelyabinsk, a great sight in the snow. 

Temporary Sculptures

Temporary Sculptures, Chelyabinsk

 Gwynethart Says:  All up and down Arbat Street in February, you can see ice sculptures of birds, angels, people, or as you can see here, funny little kids. 

Take a Walk

Take a Walk, Chelyabinsk

 Gwynethart Says:  Stroll down Arbat Street, lined with trees, lamps of cast iron and lots of benches make the street cosy and comfortable. There are clothing shops, bookstores, a photo gallery, and jewelry shops. There's even an Irish Pub! (I didn't go inside, so I don't know the story... 

Plants and factories

Plants and factories, Chelyabinsk

 Chlensky Says:  They are nestling the heavens with smokeWhile the ravens are flying Over the horse's corpse 

Statue

Statue, Chelyabinsk

 igoalone Says:  This is dedicated to a young boy "Orlyonok" who fought in the Red Army during the Civil War of 1920s and died as a hero. 

I suggest the Opera House,...

I suggest the Opera House,..., Chelyabinsk

 icepirates Says:  I suggest the Opera House, Moledzhdi Moda (Young Persons Mode), Targovi Center, The underground store, Then English Club (all russians who speak english) have meetings across from the Tech. University, there meetings were kind of fun... 

Hotels  

Holiday Inn Chelyabinsk-Riverside

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ParkCity Hotel

 5 Opinions

Hotels  

Malahit: 2 stars hotel - Malahit

Malahit: 2 stars hotel - Malahit, Chelyabinsk

 jenix Says:  (malahit - local semijewerly green stone)– 2 stars-like europes interiors excl. delux.1x - $30-50, 2x-$45-90 (S-nd digits for S-nd visitor), de lux (2x) - $120 (TV,phone,dinner(9-11am),toilet,showers incl.,no cond-r) and sauna, fitness, restoraunt, bar, club with nite-show 4... 

Yuzhny Ural: 2 stars hotel - Yuzhny Ural

Yuzhny Ural: 2 stars hotel - Yuzhny Ural, Chelyabinsk

 jenix Says:  Ural (Sothern Ural) (Ural – it’s a Urals Mountains on border of Asia and Europe, at the door of Siberia) - 2 stars-like europes interiors excl. delux. 1x (1 room) - $70, 2x(2 room) - $110, 1x (2 rooms) - $110, (TV,phone,dinner 9-11am, toilet, showers incl.,no cond-r) ,... 

Omskaya: 1 star hotel - Omskaya

Omskaya: 1 star hotel - Omskaya, Chelyabinsk

 jenix Says:  1 stars-soviet interiors excl. delux- like europes interiors. 2x - $32 (TV incl., toilet, showers on the floor), delux 2x - $78 (TV, toilet, showers incl., no cond-r, no dinner). No resident, no service :) 

Dorozhnaya: 1 star hotel - Dorozhnaya

Dorozhnaya: 1 star hotel - Dorozhnaya, Chelyabinsk

 jenix Says:  1 stars-soviet interiors excl. delux- like europes interiors. 2x - $32 (TV incl., toilet, showers on the floor), delux 2x - $78 (TV, toilet, showers incl., no cond-r, no dinner). 

Restaurants  

The Wall Street Cafe: Great Tea Menu

The Wall Street Cafe: Great Tea Menu, Chelyabinsk

 Gwynethart Says:  This is a modern cafe on Arbat Street. There are round tables surrounded by cozy easy chairs. The tea menu is amazing, and it comes in a tea press. I tried the Keemun and also the Assam tea, which were both excellent.You can see from the photo that they even have the Statue... 

Robin Bobbin, owned by a nice...

Robin Bobbin, owned by a nice..., Chelyabinsk

 icepirates Says:  Robin Bobbin, owned by a nice turkish man, the food is alright, the enviornment is a welcome change when you have been in Russia a long time, very clean, very bright, no liquor or smoking... and i drink and smoke... but it was nice to have a clean place to be.Kind of... 

Transportation  

Public transport from the airport to the center

Public transport from the airport to the center, Chelyabinsk

 agepiroshiki Says:  No. 82 Marshrutka runs. It costs 25 rubles per passenger and baggage. Not familiar with foreigners. Also there is No.1 bus, but it has very few operation in a day, is not useful. Price of taxi would be 800 rubles.If you want to catch a Marshrutka (especially in the city),... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Cottonwoods in June

Cottonwoods in June, Chelyabinsk

 ocicat Says:  If you have allergies be aware in June the ZILLIONS of cottonwood trees are shedding their "fluff". (In the picture, notice the cottonwood tree - the white is NOT flowers - and the piles of "fluff" drift on the ground.) 

Pollution

Pollution, Chelyabinsk

 ocicat Says:  This is a major industrial city and the smog is TERRIBLE. I would definitely warn those who have breathing problems to not come to Chelyabinsk. 

Off The Beaten Path  

A taste of the old Soviet style

A taste of the old Soviet style, Chelyabinsk

 igoalone Says:  Everyone attending Eurofest 2002 stayed in a circa 1950 Soviet camp. It was an experience I enjoyed and will never forget. A step back in time to a foreign environment I never thought I would experience. 

Favorites  

Don't bother

Don't bother, Chelyabinsk

 nicenic Says:  I do not have any particular good things to say about Chelyabinsk. Chelyabinsk is dirty and very poor. Search google for "the most contaminated place on earth". It says it all. None 

Cellular phone

Cellular phone, Chelyabinsk

 jenix Says:  GSM-800/1800 - fed. Megafon,MTS,Beeline ($0,04 to mobile, but cheaper intercity/international).GSM-1800 - local Tele2 ($0,01 to local mobile, $0,12 to local, $3,5 starter kit).DAMPS-800 - Tele2 ($0,04 to local mobile).CDMA-800 - Veres, Svyaz'Inform - ($0,04 to local mobile,... 

The Place

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The People

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 Jenix JIM's virtual home - Chelyabinsk situated in Ural, at the door of Siberia. 

18 members live in Chelyabinsk

 

Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hello... Does anyone know which international airlines fly into Balandino airport in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation? All the... 

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A: I really doubt that any international carrier has flights to Chelyabinsk, the only way out for you would be flying via Moscow or St. Peterburg and then take internal... 

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Over the Ural Mountains...

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 Chelyabinsk is a Russian city, just east of the Ural Mountains, and quite close to Kazakhstan. It is a major industrial city, producing much of the world's stainless steel and road building... 

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Jenix JIM's virtual home

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 Chelyabinsk situated in Ural, at the door of Siberia. 

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Eurofest 2002 in Chelyabinsk

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 The Odyssey of the Mind program http://www.OdysseyoftheMind.com has two major annual events. The World Finals held on some university campus in the U.S. and Eurofest, held in Europe, but in 2002 it...... 

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Good or bad?

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 This a city that is not worth visiting, unless you want to see a poor Russian city. 

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The City of Chelyabinsk

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Chelyabinsk. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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