A day trip to Vladimir, Gus Krustalni.

A city on its own, Vladimir is only 3 hours drive from Nizhny Novgorod. Famous for its crystal town and of course the main purpose was to do some sneak-peak-shopping.

We didn't actually went straight to the factory, instead we were brought to a place, like a market place so to say, where they have shops selling crystal straight from the factory.

oh yes,the town is known as Gus Krustalni. You can search in the internet for more updates.

Okay mom, look at the chandeliers!! You see, i actually feel like vomiting with some lampu in it after seeing all these!hahaha. Yes i know, we're coming again next year. i know..i know.

One thing for sure, you have to have your cash with you. They (surprisingly) do not accept credit card. I, on the other hand, was not really into buying anything. Not until i received THE order from mom/dad. Truelly, i came back with 2 baby chandeliers and some other stuff.

Right after 3 solid hours of shopping, we went straight to the city center,about an hour drive for Gus Krustalni. Visited the Assumption Cathederal, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Such a wonderful but rather small city. And of course, very clean with nice views. We even had our picnic lunch on the grass ( and thats very unusual thing to do in Russia due to its 6 month winter season!).

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