Bow River Alberta

The question – where you can relax in Russia? I would say – not bad for the North Caucasus region of our country. Was there a short time, while serving in the army, the republic of Chechnya. I am pleased to have again visited the place. It hurts so nice there – Mountains, forests, country Highlanders. We traveled there through the republic of Dagestan – the city of Khasavyurt. Next on the trucks to the camp, which was located at a height, near Shali.

The first few days had to adapt to there the atmosphere. Is right to say to the air pressure I guess. The first morning – like a hangover. His head ached, but it is 2-3 days. In what feels so good. Fresh mountain air and the beauty around you.

Village at the camp, and the snow-capped mountains behind. That's all in fact it was so beautiful. Forests amazing – it consists of some bushes, then trees. Mixed deciduous – consisting of beeches, oaks, and various other trees. Roam the mountainous terrain requires certain skills climbing in the mountains. Often meet walnut walnut. They are there very few people apparently collects, so we stuffed them in the fall. Can be found from the time the fighting various parts of the home base, with trenches and underground bases militants, which have survived only a roof. By the way, these bases are actually insurgents admiration. Warm home underground, no one was visible from the outside during the war. The most amazing thing in these places can be a month for three times feel the winter, spring and three times three times the autumn. But this concerns the winter. Changeable weather. A couple of days and all the heat is melting, more like a night can namsti snow, then again all melted, then dull autumn days. Here this cycle is probably from December to March. Road course in the mountains, not asphalt, and dirt galore. And if you ever go down that road cars – it's such glinolin. Just the river here is very fast. It is difficult to pass the ford, when he stood on the road. It is also painfully steep uphill climb in, if it is high. You get tired quickly. Closer to the heights, there is generally good. Verney took height and provides an exquisite space. The feeling when the clouds under you. So it is. In the morning you see around the ground where you stand around like the sea, far away islands, whose role is played by sticking the mountain. He did not say the most important thing. Hunting for wild boar. They are there so many, and they wander about like a flock of cows. At night, stopping anywhere else, you can hear as they pass by his crowd, grunting. If you successfully take the path, then every night they pass through it at about the same time. There I first tried kabanyatinu. Honestly anywhere else and never tried it. The meat is excellent. Differs from pork. Do not even know what. But the difference is felt. Here I am wondering to B then, and someone there to hunt them? After all, Muslims do not eat, I think kabanyatinu as and pork. Not a bad idea to have a house in the mountains, and go from there to relax and rare hunting. I would just in Chechnya, in the depths of the mountains, would be a hunting lodge, and gladly went once a year for a week to combine hunting and travel.

The ancient metropolis of Africa is full of secrets and mysteries. In Cairo, has finally met the Arab world and I have long dreamed about this trip. The four-hour flight in an airplane and there he is a great city with an ancient history and 6 million people. I sought in Cairo with all his heart and he seems to have sensed this and took me. Nowhere in the world I do not feel so easily and confidently, as in the Egyptian capital.

Cairo – a city of excitement from what impression about this city? Taxi black and white, vans, and the only subway in the Arab world, excellent road and hung over the bustle of the city dock. Markets and shops that do not go out of curiosity or for souvenirs and for daily trivia, food and clothing. Morning mist shrouding broad Nile, built in English colonial style buildings and, of course, the Great Pyramids … In Cairo, with his apparent at first glance, the chaos – a unique, breathtaking pace of life. And a world of sounds: the cries morning live on the balconies and the discordant din of cocks car horns. In Cairo, a world of smells: popcorn, sold in the markets of fruits, flowers Acacia coffee, sweets and unchanging night shisha. Cairo – a city of senses. Among the Great Sphinx Cairo – a city of excitement names of the streets of central Cairo, I learned on the map back in Moscow and well focused in it with first minutes.

For the tourist who puts himself actively to travel around the whole of Switzerland, is a series of pre-purchase tickets Swiss Pass. These tickets give right of way to any vehicle on the Swiss trams, buses, trolleybus, train, ships and some cable car. On special tourist routes (like Jungfraujoch or Grindelvald) they give some sikdku; also have to pay (sometimes at a discount of up to 50%) lifts in the mountains. Swiss Pass Swiss Pass can be divided into ordinary and Flexi. The difference is that usually operates every day in a row from a certain date, and Flexi you can choose the days themselves, such as buying a ticket for 4 days it can be any four days within a month.

However, these tickets are more expensive than usual. In addition You can not go alone, and at least a couple – then you can get an additional 15% discount on each ticket, but will always go together. If you are under 26 years – you will have more chance to save 25% with a ticket Swiss Youth Pass. Swiss Pass is sold in 4, 8, 15, 22 days or 1 month. The greater the amount of days – the cheaper the cost of one day trip. Prices can be found in Section Tickets on Swiss Halbtax Another option: Swiss Half Fare Card (Halbtax). This card allows you to pay only half price tickets most routes. Validity period is 1 month.

Price: 99 francs. These tickets are also at 1, 2 and 3 years, but it is relevant only for those who want to live here. These cards are sent in the community and price starts from 150 francs. Buy these tickets at ticket offices at the station.

Beaches southern coast, according to law, are considered the most picturesque in the Crimea. Bizarre cliffs, headlands, bays awaken the imagination. Partenit Bay deserve special attention. Here every stone is covered with legends. On the east side Partenit beach nestled Kuchuk Ayu or Bear, as it is affectionately called the Cape of local residents. This is a dome 15 meters in height, the same geological nature, and that the Ayu-Dag. It the scientists found traces of medieval castle-lighthouse.

Hewn on the site are erased centuries of stage. At the top of the cape is easy to climb up the winding trail. Wonderful panoramic views Parthenite can do, standing on the Bear. Inspect the bay Ayu-Dag more comfortable with the sea. First picturesque bay is a rocky headland at Akustani. On the pebbly beach with a length of about 250 meters of coarse boulders lie gabrodiabazov. Second – Panair bay.

Her name is associated with the name of religious holidays of the Crimean Greeks. It worked well surf obtachivaya torn from Ayu-Dag stone pieces to the spherical and elliptical shapes. The third bay – Gyshir-estuary. Among the usual pebbles here, here and there you can see pieces of black grubokristallicheskogo gabrodiabaza. It is found only in Bear Mountain. Monastic cape – the head of the legendary bear. Modern historians have attributed the Ayu-Dag and the Greek Kriumepotonom. Ancient geographers called the mountain so the southern coast, according to the descriptions are very similar to Ayu-Dag. According to legend, Frix, the son of a Greek king Afamasa escape the wrath of her stepmother, flew back to the golden ram Evsksinskomu Pontus (the so- Greeks called the Black Sea). Towards evening the weary fugitive fell asleep on the beach at the huge rocky promontory. Local residents have decided to capture the intruder. And if the sheep do not wake Frix, he would have not gotten to Colchis. In memory of this cape Lamb called the forehead.