Novosibirsk is a working town and not picturesque at all. It owes its existence to the Trans-Siberian Railway and the bridge over the River Ob. The most well-known buildings in Novosibirsk are the Opera House and the peppermint-green railway station.
Siberia is famous for its cold climate, but not when we were there.
View across the skyline of Novosibirsk.
Summer in Siberia.
One of the town's fountains.
The Chapel of St. Nicholas, once the geographical centre of Russia.
One of the Russian wedding traditions is that the bride and groom go on a tour to take photos in front of various landmarks.
A bride about to have her photo taken in front of the Chapel of St. Nicholas.
Lenin looking east, with the Opera House in the background.
We stayed in the Hotel Sibir, a Soviet era hotel that is now part of a Russian hotel chain. It seems that the western consultants have done a good job in teaching them all the tricks to squeeze money out of their clients and to provide a service-by-numbers experience.
Hotel Sibir in Novosibirsk.
The famous Novosibirsk railway station.
For the next part of our journey we were not taking the train but the bus, a five-hour bus ride to Tomsk.
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