Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul couldn't go closer than showed on the pictures. The mills are all behind huge walls, probably a heritage from the soviet era. Didier >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. > >******* >Paul Hardy Carter >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