Chelyabinsk Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

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... 

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  

Markshtadt Hotel

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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 :) 

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
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agepiroshiki 19 reviews

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), you have to raise your hand to show a signal to get on it, otherwise it could pass over a bus stop!

Written Aug 21, 2011

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Warnings and 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  

Lake Chebarkul

Lake Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk

 sennaya Says:  On February 15, 2013, the sky directly over Chelyabinsk, Russia witnessed a fireball streaming across the sky with multiple cloud trails as fragments broke loose. That itself was a sight, but the main effect was sonic blasts from the exploding pieces that broke thousands of... 

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  

Cellular phone
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jenix 7 reviews

Favorite thing: 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, $0,1 to local).

GSM phone in shop $40-1000.

Written May 25, 2005

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