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    helicopter flight1 Helicopter ride over the Tversky Region

    The whole trip was made on a Robinson R44 helicopter, images below.


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    The Robinson R44 helicopter parked on the landing zone near Old Melkovo Village.

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    Just a bunch of lakes for now, you can check them out on the map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.6713675&lon=36.3234615&z=14&l=0&m=b

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    On the left we can see the “Oktaborskaya” railway.

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    A church built in honor to Ioan Predtechi in Maslov, in year 1864.

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    A bird farm near Riazanovo.

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    Some kind of a factory near the farm.

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    Just a village.

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    On the right, we can see the village Otrokovichi. Further there is an unknown lake and the river Volga.

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    The “Konakovskaya” Power Station

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    Village Babnya

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    Another church.

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    The new bobsled track.

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    Golf club “Tselevo”

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    A small town called “Iksha”

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    Carting track “Mayak”

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    Inside the helicopter…

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    And back on the landing pad again…

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    novgorod1 A Trip to Nizny Novgorod

    Nizny Novgorod (Lower Novgorod), is the fourth largest city in Russia ranking after Moscow, St.Petersburg and Novosibirsk. Although we can’t see much of the city here, there are still some pretty spectacular photos which were taken near the city.

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