Perm' Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

White Mountain Monastry

White Mountain Monastry, Perm'

 19ghost73 Says:  Visit the ongoing building of the main church of the "White Mountain Monastry" in the Ural mountains, some 120km east of Perm. 

the great church-interior

the great church-interior, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  When I came to this church a church-service was going on and so I could just take a few photographs through the open door, so that nobody could feel disturbed. This church is without doubt the most beautiful that you will find in Perm, but most probably it normally closed... 

the church close to the cruiseport

the church close to the cruiseport, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  This is the interior of the beautiful church close to the cruise-port. You will be able to enter it freely and without restrictions during the day. When we were there with the tourgroup, we had been told that photography is forbidden inside that church, but I had made my... 

the old town-quarter of wooden houses

the old town-quarter of wooden houses, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  There is an old town-quarter in Perm, where at least 40 or 50 of old wooden houses were built close to each other like in a small village, and although people are living in these interesting houses nobody seems interested to maintain or restore them.We passed by these houses... 

and this is finally the Balletschool of Perm

and this is finally the Balletschool of Perm, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  The Ballet-school of Perm seems to be quite popular all over Russia, because a VT-friend of mine had a strange reaction, when I told her that I will make a cruise from perm to Moscow : "I wonder what they will show you in Perm, except maybe the Ballet-school"In any case this... 

Hotels  

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Nightlife  

Discoteka / Kafe: close to the cruise-port

Discoteka / Kafe: close to the cruise-port, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  This russian Discotheque and Cafe is the only place where you will be able to take a drink in the evening next to the cruiseport. It was almost empty, with just a very small dancing-floor and no local people around. This might be better during the high season of cruising. We... 

Russian Billiards

Russian Billiards, Perm'

 nut_meg Says:  Well this could go under anywhere in Russia, I just did it in Perm' first and so felt it needed to go here. There is a billiards club just around the right hand corner to Hotal Ural (see Hotel Ural tip/info for location) and through an archway. It gets cheaper the later in... 

Transportation  

take the Transsibirean Railway to get to Perm

take the Transsibirean Railway to get to Perm, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  Perm is one of the main stations of the Transsibirian Railway, in a distance of 1397 Km east of Moscow. Take a look at my link, I found it in a german brochure of a travelagency, so these prices are just in order to give you an idea, how much it would be. With these trains... 

By air to Perm

By air to Perm, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  I arrived by Sibirian Airways on a flight from Moscow to Perm and I had to set back the clock 2 hours upon arrival. The airport is not very big and also not really well organized. The luggage of all airplanes arrives in a tiny belt conveyer, there is just a small cafe in the... 

The cruise-port of Perm

The cruise-port of Perm, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  This is the cruise-port of Perm, in the north of the city and at the same time opposite of the station of the Transsiberian Railway."Rich-noi Vauxhall" is the russian word for it and it might be good to remember it, when you intend to take a taxi from the airport or from the... 

walking is the best way to explore Perm

walking is the best way to explore Perm, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  95% of the most interesting places that you will see on my Perm-page I did explore by walking after the guided bustour that was a part of our cruise-arrangements. That way I had an idea, where to go and what to look for and half a day should be enough for such a walk through... 

a paradise when it comes to fuel-prices

a paradise when it comes to fuel-prices, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  Take a look at my photograph and you will see the cheap fuel-prices of Russia in May 2008 , These prices per litre are around 50% less than in Austria, where we had a price of 1,30 euro at that time and against the fuelprices in Germany, Italy or Netherlands you would even... 

Shopping  

Piratski Sunduk / Pirate accesories: a great antique-shop
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Piratski Sunduk is the name of this great Antique-shop and they also have a wide selection of nautical accesories, like the ones that you will see on my photographs. I really never expected to see such things for sale in Russia, at least not outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
This shop is open for customers
Monday - Saturday from 11.00am till 08.00pm
and every Sunday from 11.00am till 07.00pm

What to buy: What-ever a pirate might want to buy...

What to pay: Prices are not really very high !

Updated Jul 25, 2008

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Off The Beaten Path  

the building in blue

the building in blue, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  This building in blue is next to the State Theatre of Ballet & Opera and maybe its a hospital or university, the tourguide did not mention it at all, while we were passing by. It is a nice building anyway and worth seeing in my opinion for its great architecture, dating back... 

Papa Lenin did not have to go into Exile

Papa Lenin did not have to go into Exile, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  While in many other places of Russia the monuments for Papa Lenin had been taken away after the last revolution in 1989, here in Perm nobody forced him to retire and so you will see his monuments still :The one on my main photograph is close to the sculpture with the big... 

the sad end to a funny idea

the sad end to a funny idea, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  It is a pity that this great restaurant / bar is out of function nowadays. Unfortunately it burned out but it certainly was great fun, while in operation: this former gliding-boat that was decorated in a funny way like a shark can be found directely at the place, where the... 

the monument for the Transsiberian Railway

the monument for the Transsiberian Railway, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  The old building of the Transsiberian Railway is under restauration at the moment and next to it you will find an old steam-locomotive placed there as a monument. That might be interesting for train-amateurs and you will even find it very close to the ship-station. It might... 

the monument for the founder of the city

the monument for the founder of the city, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  Vasilij Nikititsch was the founder of the city of Perm and you will see his monument next to this old part of Perm, where 40 or 50 wooden houses are still to be seen like they had been built 200 years ago or even more. Some of them are in a very bad condition but people are... 

a great building

a great building, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  This is another great building that I passed by, while walking from the cruise-port to the city of Perm. Seems to be an adminstration-office or something similar, the building on my main photograph has 2 large lions standing at the entrance-gate. 

an old wooden house

an old wooden house, Perm'

 globetrott Says:  What a lovely wooden building with an interesting architecture and great decorations, and what a pity that obviously everybody thinks that is is time to destroy such buildings instead of restoring them. They are also never mentioned on a guided tour by the local tourguides,... 

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