The Trans-Siberian makes several reasonably lengthy stops of twenty to thirty minutes at predetermined locations along its route. One of its lengthier stops is in the city of Krasnoyarsk.
Despite its location in the center of the historic town of Vladimir, few people are aware of the existance of the beautiful Old Believers' Church, dating from 1644. So-called Old Believers separated from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1666 over a disagreement with reforms instituted by the Church hierarchy.
The Nikolo-Kremlevskaya Church, located on Bolshaya Moskovskaya, the main street of historic downtown Vladimir, was built in 1761. It currently serves as the Vladimir Planetarium!
Stretching over 9000 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Railroad is an incredible Russian experience. (I've selected Moscow as its "location" simply because the website dictates that I must choose a location for it.)
Olkhon Island is the largest island on Siberian Russia's Lake Baikal. It is home to roughly 1500 people, most of whom live in the small village of Khuzhir.
Founded in 1345, the Sergiev Posad Trinity Monastery (also called the The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius), located in the small community of Sergiev Posad (formerly Zagorsk), approximately one and a half hours outside of Moscow by train is one of the most beautiful monasteries in all of Russia.
This uniquely designed and intricately carved white stone church was built in 1190.
Onviously "the nature" is hardly restricted to Vladimir, Russia. However, I lived in Vladimir for a year, during which time I was invited to spend a day "in the nature" (a Russlishism there, obviously) with friends numerous times.
Located in downtown Irkutsk, the Trubetskoy home - former residence of exiled Decembrist rebels - now serves as a museum to the Decembrist exiles.
The Novodevichy Monastery was founded in 1524. Novodevichy translates as "new maiden", and over the centuries, this monastery was home to numerous royal women - many of whom were sequestered there against their wills.