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I am visiting family in Novoisibirsk in June. What are some good things to do around there? Hiking, bars, museums, etc

Gree127 · Frequent Guest Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 10

Jenny,

Did you find out anything about things to do I am also going to Novosibirsk in July And have Found a couple of Museums and the zoo, But just looking for things to see of interest.

Thanks

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

Academgorodok - is what one should visit: academgorodok itself, botsad (botanic garden), ob'-sea.
About museums: it's interesting to visit museum "under open sky" and archeology museum with altai mummies, museum of the sun, museum of trains.
If you have an opportunity to take a car - there are a lot of beautiful places around novosibirsk.

Gree127 · Frequent Guest Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks, For the reply. We are looking foward to our trip.

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: thanks

Gree127 · Frequent Guest Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 10

dfnsk,

Thanks for the Information, My daughter and I are going to be there in mid July, Do they allow Minors in bars there as long as they don,t Drink? Also Places of nature is great. Dfnsk, Do you live in Novoisibirsk?.

Thanks again for your information.

Gree

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

So, about nature in Novosibirsk region.
As one russian spoken-word artist said - "after Ural destinations counts not in kilometers, but in hours".
So, in 30 min from the city and 10 min walk from academgorodok there is ob' sea, as i said. With beaches, islands and everything for active leisure. (like there - http://ilia-romantic.narod.ru/obsea/obsea.html ).

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Then, 2-3 h from novosibirsk there are many lakes (like on this photos - http://forum.academ.org/index.php?showtopic=194407). And hills like there -http://ilia-romantic.narod.ru/bugotak/bugotak_2004.html .

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject:

Also novosibirsk's citizens like to go to altai. It's great to spend a weekend there - mountains, forests, lakes, rivers etc. Photos - the first block on this page http://ilia-romantic.narod.ru/#albums .

dfnsk · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

Also near the novosibirsk (~1 h) there are many ex-"sanatoriums" working now as small hotels for family holidays. Like this one - http://www.dobry.ace.ru/galereja/leto-2006/ or www.sosnovka.biz. I don'l like such activity, but may be it would be good for you.

Also, in Novosibirsk there are a lot of places where you can feel the atmosphere of "red october" and "half life" Smile

. Old soviet factories, unfinished building with unknown purposes, bunkers etc.

Well, that all that i have remembered now, maybe write smth more later).
And i advise you to reserve one day for a classic russian "shashliky" (barbecue) Smile

p.s. i'm sorry for posting one post in 5 parts, but this Forum do not allow to be more than one URL-link in on post.

dfnsk · Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject:

i decided to write about some cultural aspects you could understand without knowing Russian.

Novosibirsk's opera and ballet theater is the biggest and one of the best known in russia. And for next several years it will be the main russian opera and ballet scene, 'cause mariinskiy (spb) and the big theater in moscow are in partial reconstruction. http://www.opera-novosibirsk.ru/index.php?locale=en_us

dfnsk · Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject:

Also the philharmonic is very good and respected. http://www.philharmonia-nsk.ru/index.php?action=&lang=en

There are art galleries, but only selective events are worth to visit (since you have possibility to see much more great thing in europe or us). maybe it could be interesting to see modern russian art, but, sincerely, novosibirsk has poor modern-art society.

Folk music concerts (for example, you can search web for "yat-kha", "bugotak", "pelageya" music) is interesting too.

p.s. i'm sorry again. this forum tells me that 5 and more URL are not allowed, but don' want to post even 2 in one post

kaushal1 · Just Starting Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Nikolai and Novo are places which are really amazing in Novosibirsk.