The cold Siberia

This was my umpteenth trip to Russia, but this time the acid test was waiting for me: Cold Siberia: Olga's homeland. Arriving in Moscow on the night of 14 February, on the 15th Olga and I boarded the Aeroflot flight Moscow-Nizhnevartovsk, reaching the airport of this Siberian city in the dead of night… Ice and snow everywhere… and a cold that pierced your bones.. -40°!! Besides visiting this city and some villages in the surrounding area, thanks to Olga's father one day we headed deep into the Taiga, crossing the frozen OB river. We fished practically like the Eskimos, making a hole in the ice.. A unique experience.. but what a cold! We were even guests at a Siberian wedding…

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