Murmansk
Location Description
28 photos
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Train cabin, day 2.
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John, at the north pole. One interesting anecdote from...
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John standing on fragile alpine tundra. Defender of the...
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When communism ended, I suppose some communities...
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Defender of the Soviet North!
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The scenery was actually quite pretty here. Low green...
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Guess which building the communists didn't build.
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Alison in front of her favorite statue.
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This thing was large.
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Eternal flame in Murmansk. Note the size and number of...
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Self portrait. Yes, it was cold here, even in August.
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John and the Defender of the Soviet North.
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Ship graveyard!
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Ship graveyard again! (Yes, this was marked on the...
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Pretty wildflowers and boats that don't work anymore.
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Next stop was the coal depot. Up next: phosphate depot!
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Phosphate depot!!11! Catherine, what sort of cranes are these?
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Ok, so I guess I lied. Someone here must speak English.
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Our hotel room at the nicest place in town. Cost: ~$30....
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This was an odd office to find inside our hotel.
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Close up.
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This is the closest we came to seeing either a polar...
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Murmansk main train station.
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28-hour train ride back. Hour: 1. Mood: content.
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28-hour train ride back. Hour: 1. Mood: content.
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28-hour train ride back. Hour: 3. Mood: still feeling...
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28-hour train ride back. Hour: 10. Mood: We still have...
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Our less-than-salubrious powder room on the train which...