After the devil had to build a city on permafrost? And it is the place where it comes from, plus summer and winter to minus 40 deg C? A bridge over Lena not, because the river is from a few to several kilometers in width. In no city in the world do not have such extreme conditions.
As if this were not enough, next comes Lena River-tenth of the world - Yakutsk is located in the middle of it amounting to 4400 km race. Lena is navigable from May to October, then it ice. A late spring when the ice move, the water level can be raised by up to 19 m. Such a wave flooded a few years ago, floods still camped in the barracks. Jakuck be got away - under the water there are just the outskirts. But the bridge over Lena not, because the river is from a few to several kilometers in width. Next, station, is almost 2 thousand. km upstream. Moreover, rail still does not occur (permafrost). Roads are even, but by Lena cars the ferry. Harbor is rather not come here and machinery directly to the wheels furrowed shore. Judging by the stock jakuck streets, it might indeed better. For this winter more comfortable, straight through the icy river. So what was the city? Well, because the Sakha Republic, which could fit in - as we all repeated - Thirteen upwards of France, has a whole array of Mendeleev. Carbon in both forms: anthracite (around mine Niuryngri faced several years ago 50 thousand inhabitants) and diamonds (they cover 70 percent of sales. Yakutia budget), silver and gold, oil, rare metals ... Yakuts say that when God creating the world, flying over Yakutia, his hands and dropped them everything he had. In addition to the sun. Short summer heat permafrost starts just below the surface. Buildings must be put on concrete piles into the ground. Under the Hula blocks wind. Old wooden houses, some of which are retained, albeit in terrible condition, rise and fall with the spring roztopami wykrzywiającymi floors and walls, as if he built them Dali. A pipe in the ground at all so do not lie, oplatają ghastly overhead cobwebs city, which sadly hang strips of thermal insulation. Between them and have grown in recent years, the powerful office of glass and aluminum, the evidence of potentially immense wealth of the republic. In one of them, alongside modern and expensive hotel Tygym Darkhan, located in the treasury, where you can see diamonds, gold nuggets the size of a fist child and the masterpieces of traditional and contemporary decorative art (traditional better). Ibid shopping, knitted. Permafrost keeps everything in good condition. When the descendants of the exiles to Yakutia in Stalin Lithuanians came to unearth and buried in his native land of the dead, it appeared that the frozen body does not have even the smallest decomposition. And in the Mammoth Museum in an underground hall of ice can be seen preserved in all the hairy monster, another was found this spring. Themselves and not skeletons. With their tusks is still kneading the tourist souvenirs, the otherwise very beautiful. This testimony incredible artistic talents jakuck nations that already before the ages and silver, in the corner and bones, sewed light and warm clothes from reindeer skin, hair and shaggy horses jakuck wove tapestries. Ethnographic Museum, where the wonders of the show is worth the visit. And since coming to town for the summer you for 200 dollars buy some shoes 40-stage frost. Light and soft as gloves, embroidered patterns in the Pedigree, but better would be felt in the taiga than in the dirty snow of our streets.
Must also try the local fish delicacies. Indigirka River, frozen chopped raw fish served with onions and pepper, perfect fit excellent spirits, such as Golden Yakutia. Sensational smoked and for the whole meal, and then for the whole company - less than not catching. And for the courageous colt is a roast with koumiss. Restaurant a lot, but expensive, especially for (sandwich with caviar $ 2.). While roe dirt cheap, but the flour must be reduced. Several hotels. Prostate (local name of the crane) in the center is quite satisfactory rooms from 35 dollars. per night. Best to get there by plane - from Moscow six and a half hours. You can also reach the Trans-Siberian Railroad Bolszowo Newer or BAMem to Tyndy and then by bus (from the ferry crossing, Lena). In summer you can get to the Ust-Kutu (plane to Bracka) Lena and boat to drain. Fantastic views, the company provided, and the journey takes four and a half day. But back a week, because the current.
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