Russian kids in the Caucasus
Our army truck broke down (!), close to a small settlement where there was another mineral water source and some kids who were playing soccer. But we were more interesting, so they followed us around,...
View ArticleCaucasus meadows
We went for a little walk while waiting for a new car (long live my sat phone!) and visited yet another mineral spring. On the way I took this photo, some abandoned sheds in the foothills of the...
View ArticleRussian cattle farmer
The farmer was herding his cows down the same track we used to climb Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe Related photos: Romke & Harry near Matterhorn, Switzerland Mount Elbrus, Russia from the...
View ArticleLonely bus in Russia
As you can see in the decreasing amount of comments I get on this Russia series, the country and its people are a lot less ‘cuddly’ than Nepal or Tibet! A lot less colourful as well, though this bright...
View ArticleClimbers on Elbrus
A group of climbers is slowly heading up the lower ridges of mighty Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The summit is still another 2400m/8000ft higher..The right (West) summit is higher –...
View ArticleSunrise from North side of Elbrus, 4800m
The sun came up to chase the cold darkness away, while we were climbing at about 4800m altitude. Slowly the wonderful foothills of the Western Caucasus came back into view. As Elbrus is not only the...
View ArticleRussian ladies on the market
After the landscapes I will post a few images of the local people in Kislovodsk, the city at the foot of the Russian Caucasus. There are some big markets where everybody is trying to sell everything to...
View ArticleRussian lady selling vegetables on the market
Southern Russia is quite poor, even compared with the rest of the country. The markets are now flooded with cheap plastic stuff like these balls, but in between are the Babushka’s that sell the product...
View ArticleRussian lady selling woolen scarves on the market
Some women had elaborate market stands, others were just sitting, wearing their goods, like this old Babushka selling finely woven woolen scarves. Tomorrow I will show you what the woman that is...
View ArticleGlobalisation 9: Russian Avon lady on the market
Well maybe not Avon exactly, but a wide range of chemicals, both Russian-made as well as international brands in a 1 square meter booth. Where the older generation was selling mostly goods from the...
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