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JuliaMac Says: The inscription (on photo)- 15 December 1749 Temernitcky customs has been based here. It has begun the basis of the city of Rostov on Don. This ship you can see this in the street Sadovaya (Garden) close to Train station.
Rozhdestva Presvjatoj Bogoroditsy's cathedral
JuliaMac Says: This cathedral can be seen when you approach to a city from Krasnodar by car or train. Rozhdestva Presvjatoj Bogoroditsy's cathedral — a cathedral of the Rostov and Novocherkassk diocese in Rostov-on-Don. It is constructed during the period with 1854 on 1860 under the...
bugulma Says: I visited a pair of museums in the city. First one is Regional Museum that is situated on Bol'shaya Sadovaya Street. The interesting exhibits. The most interesting is the... Thing, that you may see on the picture. It is self-made... Thing, and has a TV, radio and player. It...
bugulma Says: It is worth visiting to see architect style. The theatre was built in 1935 by V. Schuko and V.Gel'freich architects. The building has a name "tractor" (at least in guidebooks but I didn't hear that from locals). In 1943 the building was blown by retreated German troops. The...
bugulma Says: Monument to city founders is placed on the crossing of Bol'shaya Sadovaya Street and Krepostnoy Prospekt. The monument was placed in 2009 (sculptor S. Oleshnya). The monument portrays Dmitry Rostovsky (fortress' draftsman), Aleksander Rigel'man (military engeneer), general...
Monument to Elizaveta Petrovna
bugulma Says: Elizaveta Petrovna Empess signed decree about the city foundation in 1749. The monument was placed in 2007 in Pokrovsky park (opposite to Musical Theatre), sculptor S.Oleshnya. The place was chosen because the first wooden fortress remains were excavated here.
bugulma Says: OshPosh is a restaurant of the Middle Asia couisine. The dishes are very tasty and even at day time (around 2pm) the restaurant was 2/3 full. The style, though, rather remind some African interior (though I saw it only on pictures and never been in Africa :-)), but the meal...
bugulma Says: Rice is japanese cafes chain, offering sushi mostly. It seems sushi was very popular some time ago in the city but now this trend is declining. Althought there are many japanese restaurants and among others in many places you may see Rice restaurant. In any way the service...
bugulma Says: The nice chain of the cofeehouses you may find around the city. I was in Budenovsky Prospekt (near of the hotel I stayed) and on Teatral'naya Square. They have very tasty desserts, for example, one of the best strudel that I had in Russian cities. Moreover you may ask for...
bugulma Says: There are many busses and mini-busses routes around the city. I paid RUR 9-11 (USD 0.30-0.35) for different routes. At the same time the central area of the city is not big and I prefer walking.From the airport you may get trolleybus #9 or minibus #7 that goes to railway...
bugulma Says: The taxi service is wide available in the city as well as you may just stop the car on the city streets and have a private service. For taxi companies the average rate for the voyage within city is RUR 200 (USD 6.50). The fee from the airport to the center of the city is RUR...
bugulma Says: There are several companies have flights from Moscow: S7, Aeroflot (with its southern subsidiary DonAvia), UTair, Avianova, SkyExpress. While I was waiting for my flight I saw that Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines were landed in the airport. Last time I used Avianova with...
O'KEI: the store with everything
Rachbel Says: O'KEI is a big store that reminded me a lot of Walmart in the US. The one in Rostov was built in Jan. of 2006, and it's the only store like it around the area. It has pretty much everything like food, dishes, clothes, books, cosmetics, etc. and it also has a couple of small...
Rachbel Says: There are many markets around Rostov. Some of them have foods like fruits, vegetables and fish, some have school books, and some have everything from clothes to music and food. You can find many good deals at the local markets.
bugulma Says: In the center of the city there are several pedestrian undeground paths where you can see mosaics on the wall, showing different pictures of life as well as the pics of battles in WWII. The paths are situated on crossing of Budenovsky Prospekt and Bol'shaya Sadovaya Street...
bugulma Says: When you have a flight to Rostov-on-Don, I strongly recommend you to have a seat near of window, on the left side (seat A). Then, while the plane is landing, you may enjoy beautiful city views (especially when the weather is sunny).
Mission Impossible: exchanging dollars in Rostov
isildur06 Says: Things which you consider are the easiest in the world can turn into a disaster in Russia,like exchaning your Dollars to Rubles. In many banks I was given back my dollars for stupid reasons,like a mark by a pencil in the corner or a seal put on by another bank. In my third...
isildur06 Says: The time my plane arrived at Rostov me and some of the Turkish citizens were first told we had a problem with our visa. For about 2-3 hours we lived something like Tom Hanks movie terminal. While I was reading the airport regulations in Russian a man called me. He asked...
Rachbel Says: There are a couple of places to go bowling in Rostov, including this one, "Polyarnaya Stantsiya" (Polar Station). All of the people who worked here wore outfits that looked like they were serving in a 50's diner or something. They had a menu on the table with a bunch of...
But then I put you in good spirits !
vodolaz Says: When we went to this Armenian wedding , ( me , my wife , my mother-in-law , my wife`s sister and her little daughter ) , we catched a car with young driver and asked him to drive us to our destination. Little girl took her place on the back seat , and just I put my back...
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The city gardens are absolutly beautiful in the summer time. They extend for about 2 km in any direction and include a small planetarium, several rides for...
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Q: i try to get russian visa but i can't find a hotel which can sand me a voucher /necessary to get a visa /,could you give me any...
A: reserve a room there and you get that "inviation" !
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I was in the city several times during my business trips in 2009-2011. I liked the city very much, green and warm place. For me it is always pleasure to walk along the city streets, sitting somewhere...
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Rostov-city of the beautifulest girls in Russia !
If you are in Rostov and you want to spend your nighttime with friends in quiet restaurant , you`d better go to Levy bereg . You can enjoy good shashlyk and wine there , sing and dance. Welcome ! If...
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ROSTOV-ON-DON ?(POCTOB-HA-Äîíó) A nice place in the south-west of Russia. There are many things to discover, but unfortunately, this place hasn't enough money (all taxes go to Moscow)!! So, ask VT......
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Actually Russia has two Rostovs first is a little town near Moscow, second is a big port town located on Don river near to the Black Sea. Former one is more historical and is part of a the historical...
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