It was long flight over snowy Siberia… I celebrated my nameday (the day of St Wojciech – 23rd April) on the plane before we landed the remote airport in Anadyr.
Anadyr is the capital city of the Autonoumus Okrug of Chukotka – the Russian territory just opposite Alaska.
A lot of snow here, strong sun and minus 10 deg. Celsius (only minus 10 – thanks God!).
The airport lies some 8 kms north of the town – to get to the town you have to cross 3 kms-wide bay called Liman. Thanks God it is still completly frozen so the cars go freely on the ice.
Anadyr city surprises me. I expected to see half-ruined post-Soviet outpost like Tiksi. But what I see is a nicely painted town with some modern houses, cinema, supermarket…
Only 49000 people live on whole Chukotka and around 15000 in Anadyr.
I found the accommodation in the private homestay – I pay 900 rouble for the warm room on the 5th floor. Lets have a rest and adjust to the ne time zone…
Thanks, dear Friends to all of you who sent me a wishef for my Imieniny=the Nameday celebrated by Poles!
