Top 25 Sights in Kaliningrad City, Kaliningrad, Russia
“Damn my education, I can’t find the words to say for all the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher.
This was a magical place – Kaliningrad. Another travel dream of mine and another chance to add another ex-Soviet Union country or region to my growing repertoire. Also, this marked the end of my journey around the world. Yes – this is it for now! A lunatical journey which saw me tour about 135 countries and 830 cities/towns, came to a rocking end in Kaliningrad. It was to be my final backpacking venture before deciding to settle in Gdańsk in Poland, at least for a while. No need to cry.
I’m not sure how long I have spent in ex-Soviet Union countries now but cumulatively it must be at least 12 months – 3 months in Bishkek and a fair whack of time in the Caucauses for a start. But after somehow getting a 72 hour online visa for Kaliningrad, I crossed the border from Poland to Kaliningrad and here I was – back on Russian soil for the first time in 9 years. In the end I actually had 4 days (3 nights) here as it’s not exactly 72 hour visa, it’s really almost 96 hours you get. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
This was a magical place – Kaliningrad. Another travel dream of mine and another chance to add another ex-Soviet Union country or region to my growing repertoire. Also, this marked the end of my journey around the world. Yes – this is it for now! A lunatical journey which saw me tour about 135 countries and 830 cities/towns, came to a rocking end in Kaliningrad. It was to be my final backpacking venture before deciding to settle in Gdańsk in Poland, at least for a while. No need to cry.
I’m not sure how long I have spent in ex-Soviet Union countries now but cumulatively it must be at least 12 months – 3 months in Bishkek and a fair whack of time in the Caucauses for a start. But after somehow getting a 72 hour online visa for Kaliningrad, I crossed the border from Poland to Kaliningrad and here I was – back on Russian soil for the first time in 9 years. In the end I actually had 4 days (3 nights) here as it’s not exactly 72 hour visa, it’s really almost 96 hours you get. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Top 25 Sights in Kaliningrad City
Guide Location: Russia » Kaliningrad
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Jonny Blair
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Russia » Kaliningrad
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Jonny Blair
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Ibis Hotel
- Crazy Dog Hostel
- Ploschad Pobedy
- Crazy Upside Down House
- Ferris Wheel
- Wrangel Tower
- Grey Palace
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- House of Soviets
- Kaliningrad Regional Government Building
- Frederick Schiller Monument
- Fighting Bisons Sculpture
- Drama Theatre
- Oktyabrskaya Street
- Moscow Hotel
- Queen Louise Church
- Park Pobedy
- Konigsberg Cathedral and Imannuel Kant Museum
- Kaliningrad City Administration
- Commemorative Token to Countrymen Cosmonauts
- Arena Baltika
- First World War Monument in Kaliningrad City
- Kutuzova Street District
- Kaliningrad Train Station
- Bus Station
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