EUROPE/ASIA BORDER! YEKATERINBURG RUSSIA 2020! Ganina Yama: Romanov Family & Boris Yeltsin

EUROPE/ASIA BORDER! YEKATERINBURG RUSSIA 2020! Ganina Yama: Romanov Family & Boris Yeltsin
In this video we visit the Europe/Asia border in Yekaterinburg which was pretty cool stepping across two continents in one country :) then along with our tour guide Dimitri we went to visit the Ganina Yama Monastery (the churches memorial for the Romanov family), and then we drove to the site where the remains of the Romanov family were found buried in the woods, 2 of the bodies are still being tested now to check whether they are in fact the remains of the two missing Romanov children.
After all this we then took a trip to the Boris Yeltsin Museum in the city which was a great way to learn about how much Russia has changed since the Soviet days and how politics has had such a huge impact on Russian life. This was a busy day where we learnt a lot about Russian life before, during and after the Soviet Union. We had no idea just how much more we were about to learn when we went to visit the 3 Baltic countries and spend the next 6 months exploring them! Check out our other videos which are full of adventure and history, plus it gets warmer so less snow and more sunshine! :)
Travel Vlog 4 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Country #1 | Filmed March 2020
TKT tip: Russian history is pretty heavy but really interesting so if you visit a museum be sure to get the audio guides in your language (if you don’t have a person to translate for you).
The music used here is from Freestockmusic.com
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[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks so much for watching you lovely people!😊 If you liked the video please give it a thumbs up 👍🏼

[@josiesaunders8122]

Wow, fascinating history on the Russian royals!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Ha, Ikea is everywhere, I always keep an eye out for it! That looked like a really fun border experience. I think it would be so interesting to visit Russia, so much history.

[@Explorcation]

I liked seeing all the colorful ribbons at the border. The story of that family was so sad 😞 i think we would have to visit when it is a bit warmer 🌞 i dont think i would do well at -2 degrees!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Explorcation it was really tricky speaking about something so tragic as we’re usually really smiley, seemed strange to be so sombre on camera. Russian history is fascinating though!

[@Explorcation]

@@TideKnotTravellers yea a much different vibe..but experiences like that are part of traveling too!

[@TravelInteresante]

This is so cool and Dimitri seems to be a great guide! Istanbul has Asian and European side too and you can take a 20 min ferry to cross in between! 🙌

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Travel Interesante sounds awesome! We were originally planning on Istanbul in July for a friend’s wedding😕 we’ll get there one day! ☺️

[@TravelInteresante]

@@TideKnotTravellers Hope so too! 🙏

[@TheMapPinners]

Aw cute I love how you are jumping back and forth between the two continents lol lovely video as always guys. The history was really interesting as well. Really engaged the whole way through!

[@MrCoconutv3]

They are not two different "continents" though, more of a cultural/historical split. Geographically they're the same continent as you can see from this video, there is no separation between them.

[@BeingBedingfield]

This must seem like ages ago for you guys? Really loved that border, so cool!! The snowy walk next to the river is so pretty, but you must’ve been freezing Kirsty 😅🥶

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Being Bedingfield it’s just crazy how much has changed and happened since then! I don’t think I’ve ever been so cold in my life as I was in Russia🥶

[@BeingBedingfield]

Tide Knot Travellers 🤣 At least you can enjoy some summer weather now 😃

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Being Bedingfield yes at last! Loving the sunshine we finally have! 😎☀️

[@DavidandSarah]

Wow! So much history and interesting information :) would love to go here someday and the the Europe/Asia border!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

David and Sarah it is a really fascinating place! Definitely pop it on your travel list ☺️

[@GinandRing]

Really enjoyed the history lesson, even though it was very sad! Just a thought if you haven't figured this out already, you can get very light weight rubber/crampon style spikes if you intend to do much walking on icy streets/paths. We travel with them in any snow destination, even when backpacking as they have saved us from many slips and injuries 🧡

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, that’s a great tip! 🤗

[@GinandRing]

@@TideKnotTravellers my pleasure 😉

[@hangryabroad7780]

Russia looks a little cold 😂 maybe we’ll visit when it gets warmer weather! hahaha would love to try the trans siberian railway one day, cool that you guys were able to see part of it!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Hangry Abroad would definitely recommend visiting when it’s warmer! 😅 really cool country either way but just 🥶

[@gbrdhvndi]

Russia is cold - this is one of the popular myths portrayed in Hollywood movies. It isn't colder than any other territory with similar climate conditions: latitude, closeness to the shore, etc. For example, Summer in Siberia can be as hot as 30+ºC even though winters may be quite rought.

[@TheMapPinners]

I feel like this is an odd question, but was that IKEA by the airport!? 😂 I’m curious because it is in Minnesota, and I noticed it in Chongqing, China, and Florence, Italy too.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

The Map Pinners haha good question - funnily enough it wasn’t, maybe the Russians are missing a trick here 🤷🏻‍♂️ The IKEA is located on the Western edge of the city on the main highway heading West out to the Europe/Asia Border Monument and (after an extremely long drive, Moscow! 😆). Yekaterinburg airport (Koltsovo) is SE of the city. Perhaps that would make an interesting VLOG - where are the World’s IKEA’s located?! 😆😆

[@SteveandShelb]

We laughed so hard at the “IKEA is everywhere” because it’s so true! We see them everywhere! 😂 this looks so beautiful but so cold 😍🙈

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Steve and Shelb familiarity all around the world! 😆

[@furn6341]

Europe-Asia border? I just see a continuous land with no separation.

[@yoretabio4537]

I think Boris Yeltsin was mayor of Sverdlovsk/Yekateringburg, then mayor of Moscow and finally president of Russia. And if I remember correctly, Nikolai II were relative of Queen Victoria of Britain?

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Yes think Boris Yeltsin was mayor beforehand and the Tsars were definitely related to the British monarchy. Highly recommend the Boris Yeltsin museum it was really fascinating and helped us piece a lot of things together that we just don’t get to learn about in our education system.

[@ssoubatch]

Yeltsin has been the head of the regional committee of the communist party in Sverdlovsk and later the head of the Moscow city committee of the communist party. This is different from being a mayor or governor. Regarding the relation between Nikolai the II and the British royal family just look here n1s1.hsmedia.ru/2a/49/7f/2a497ff6f3c1156026e160e956c2b272/620x462_1_81878dd053ae899ab0276669e99cafb8@665x495_0xac120003_15196526441562660862.jpg

[@mamanyka]

​@@TideKnotTravellersЕльцин занимал высокие посты в КПСС (Коммунистической партии Советского союза). А вы не знали?

[@YuliaTravels]

Hi, can I give the link on Twitter and Facebook?

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Yes sure, thank you for sharing!

[@YuliaTravels]

@@TideKnotTravellers Thanks