Travel Photography | 20. Siberia Photo Report 2011, Ulan-Ude

After settling in my actual hostel here in Ulan-Ude, East Siberia, I took a stroll to catch the great awesomeness that is the sun outside. Ulan-Ude is a very small (around 320 000 people) sympathetic town along a river and surrounded with green hills. It is also a home to Russian ethnic minority of Buryats. This ensures a very interesting combination of Asiatic/Buddhist/Russian atmosphere. The Buryat people look distinctively Asian so I can forget about blending in here 🙂

Right next to my hostel there is the world’s biggest Lenin’s head.

Seriously, it’s huge.

Awesome tilework!

Love how they just used rebar to make the stairs slip-proof.

My hostel is in that building

Schoolyard

Very well.

Have to love the wirepost.

The docks

I assume this is the place for teenage lovers to hang out.

I assume those are garage doors for the inhabitants of the houses above.

I assume this is where they throw the trash.

Nice colours everywhere!

Thinking of going to East Baikal this week before I leave for Ulaanbaatar. Although it might be I will be leaving a little early as it seems there is not whole lot to do here… Give it 2 more days if nothing else happens.

(First published 11/10/2011 at LiveJournal)