Sunday, August 10, 2008

AND NOW, A CORRECTION

Alexei's Mother Luba reminded me I should not talk of "Siberia"

In fact, we are in the "Far East Region" of this huge country

I stand corrected

"Siberia" itself begins "about" 2000kms West of Magadan

We asked a lot of times about access

Our museum guide repeatedly referred to the "island of Magadan", in other words the only practical means of access (until flights appeared, for those who could afford it) was and is by ship, mostly during Summer

Alexei and others commented on the high cost of air fares to Moscow, and said for most people, leaving is not an option

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