Friday, March 28, 2014

the LOWDOWN on Krasnoyarsk, Siberia



Welcome sheet 
(courtesy of my wonderful hosts!)

Krasnoyarsk is a major cultural economic and educational center of Eastern Siberia and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk region.
Language: Russian is the official language. English is spoken by the least part of population.
Climate: the middle temperature in April is about +8 degrees Centigrade (day) and about -4 degrees Centigrade (night). It’s snowy in the countryside. The weather is very changeable.
Time: +4 hours (Moscow time) and +12 (EST)
Currency: Rouble. Dollars and Euros are not accepted, but you can change then into roubles at any bank.
Transport: city busses, trolleybuses. The cost of the trip is 19 roubles. You can pay for your trip from the conductor in a bus or trolleybus. The price of the taxi is about 200 – 350 roubles.
Shops: Large grocery stores are opened 24 hours a day or from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m. without a break for lunch.
Connection/communication: Fixed telephony services are provided by more than 30 operators in Krasnoyarsk. The telephone area code is 391. Our city has more than 100 points of free Wi-Fi in public places.
Clothes: There is business style clothing in the most part of educational institutions. In our trip program we suppose a visiting of a nature reserve with rocky objects and we you recommend to put on comfortable closed shoes and clothes suitable for movement.
Food: there is a great variety of cafes and restaurants where you can try national meals of different countries. Basic food is meat and fish meal.
Safety: It’s safe at the city center, but it’s not recommended to take valuables with you at the evening time. Documents are recommended to stay at the safe on reception.
Photo: Photo is allowed everywhere except some places with special restrictions (for example, theatre performances).
Other: You should have an adaptor for wall socket.

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