[Leica] [IMG] Magnitogorsk

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I've always wanted to visit Magnitogorsk!

Did you see the huge steel mills that were the reason for the town's  
construction?

Cheers, Paul.

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On 27 Jan 2009, at 22:11, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> LUGgers,
>
> Here are some snapshots from my short trip to Magnitogorsk, Russia,  
> last week (made with OT gear):
>
> http://mogool.com/russia/
>
> It was my first stay in this country and very interesting. I was  
> there to cheer my team in the ice hockey champion's league final  
> (2:2 score between Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Zurich Lions - no pics  
> from the game as it it was prohibited). But I got some other  
> interesting stuff.
>
> Pics 11-13 show an ice fisher on a frozen lake:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=11
> Unfortunately it can't be seen well, but this dude had golden teeth  
> oll over! And just to mention, he didn't carry gloves (at -15?C).
>
> Pic 14 shows one of the many fish traps he installed:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=14
> When a fish bites the red flag goes up.
>
> And so it looks when the fish sold in the street:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=48
> (the temperature was widely below the freezing point all the time,  
> so don't care about the fish's freshness)
>
> We also had some really tasty fish specialties in a restaurant:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=28
>
> The civic part is on the european side of the river, also named the  
> Ural. The city has no specific centre, just rectangular roads, and a  
> bit more shops, newer buildings and more people at the main crossing  
> sections.
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=18
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=45
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=47
>
> The industrial part (Magnitogorsk has one of the biggest  
> metallurgical plants of the the world) is completely located at the  
> easter, asian (and siberian) side of the river:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=35
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=33
>
> The people there use to say "I live in Europe and work in Asia" - so  
> crossing such a traffic sign is less special for them as it was for  
> me:
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=32
>
> As some pics show, the air is indeed rather polluted there (the town  
> is rated "Top 25 Worst Polluted Cities")
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=26
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=30
> http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=51
>
> But to be honest, the effect of russian Vodka was exceedingly bigger  
> on my state of health than the environmental pollution :-)
>
> Comments and critiques welcome as always.
>
> Nastrovje!
> Didier
>
> More about Magnitogorsk at Wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitogorsk
>
>
>
>
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