Exploring Kaliningrad: Russian Exclave in the Heart of Europe

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @elenastravels
    @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +5

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  • @gerardpully762
    @gerardpully762 9 месяцев назад +11

    I believe that you were welcomed by snow instead of rain, because your traditional place of birth loves snow and winter. This is a show of blessings by Nature. Your presence in Kaliningrad added a new star to the holiday atmosphere. Hope you do return. Thank you for your smiles, Elena. We love them.❤

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your kind message 🤗

  • @wombat3455
    @wombat3455 9 месяцев назад +8

    This winter adventure is such a contrast to the deserts of Kazakhstan! ☃ Well done for taking that leap of faith to go somewhere that is not mentioned often 🌸🌸

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Definitely, very different from Central Asia 😄

  • @nathanmiller5658
    @nathanmiller5658 9 месяцев назад +6

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful city with us. The snow made the scenes and lights truly magical. The music in the old cathedral ... wonderful

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад

      You're welcome, Nathan! The snow made everything look beautiful, true. But on day 3 it was already hard to walk around the city 😅

  • @chrisgiles606
    @chrisgiles606 9 месяцев назад +6

    Elena, you intricately wove the images with the tranquil ambience of this place for us to experience with you. A truly beautiful and comforting way to end the year!

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Chris, glad you liked the experience 🤗

  • @kevinshaffer7137
    @kevinshaffer7137 9 месяцев назад +8

    Looks like a great city to explore. The city has an old history that ties in with Russia going back centuries. Thank you for another fantastic video 👏👏👏

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it, Kevin! Yes, it's a really special city 🤗

    • @224dot0dot0dot10
      @224dot0dot0dot10 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​​​@@elenastravels I thought that before 1945 this Kaliningrad used to be the German city of Konigsberg because this city was created by German Teutonic knights 900 years ago when the Baltic Germans converted the Lithuanians and Latvians and Estonians to Christianity in the Baltic Crusades? I always wondered why the Lithuanians and Latvians and Estonians do not go to the Orthodox church like people in Belarus do? Maybe Germany had something to do with the history of what type of Christian church the Lithuanians and Latvians and Estonians go to?

  • @isawei4804
    @isawei4804 9 месяцев назад +7

    My mother was born in Königsberg. Wonderful video, thank you! ❄️🩵

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +2

      Wow, that's really interesting 🙏

    • @isawei4804
      @isawei4804 9 месяцев назад +1

      She was only 3 years old when her family was forced to leave in 1945, she never visited this beautiful city again.

  • @nikinad234
    @nikinad234 9 месяцев назад +6

    Самый уютный влог, снимай больше и дольше 😀

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Спасибо! Очень рада, что понравился влог 😊

  • @herbertcourtesie2459
    @herbertcourtesie2459 9 месяцев назад +4

    Music being masterfully executed on the reknown and magnificent pipe organ within the cathedral must be an elevating experience. You called it magical, but it may trascend that to a higher realm. I´m truly glad you experienced this at a young age. Transforming!

  • @demetriusvolkodav4923
    @demetriusvolkodav4923 9 месяцев назад +6

    Hello again, Snow Princess Lenochka! Was the mulled wine tasty? Kaliningrad is a beautiful city, and it looks like you really enjoyed the sights and sounds😊!

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +2

      Hey ❄ It was really tasty, I have to admit 😅 I really enjoyed visiting this city, yes!

  • @jackiecoffi9946
    @jackiecoffi9946 9 месяцев назад +5

    Wow, what a beautiful city with this architecture and different styles. The snow make the city more magic.

  • @ericsolnitzky795
    @ericsolnitzky795 9 месяцев назад +3

    very nice video. I enjoyed it. Very beautiful old city. Thanks for sharing. Hugs and Kisses from Minnesota😘

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Really glad you liked the video! 🤗

  • @JimJenks1
    @JimJenks1 9 месяцев назад +5

    Hi Elena. Wonderful video! I don't tkink you could have picked a more beautiful time of year to visit this magical city. But you should probably go back in the spring just to be sure.)))

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hey Jim! I'd love to visit in spring, yes 🌻

  • @stevenaleshire7941
    @stevenaleshire7941 9 месяцев назад +3

    Great video, as always. Beautiful City enhanced by that snow !

  • @borschbandit
    @borschbandit 7 месяцев назад +2

    I'm going to Kaliningrad soon, I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for releasing this.

  • @Filosofi17
    @Filosofi17 4 месяца назад +1

    Great video! It is sad to see that your channel is not so widespread! Hopefully it will grow soon :)

  • @luridthingsCO
    @luridthingsCO 9 месяцев назад +3

    Kaliningrad looks so cosy in snowy day, and your smile is so lovely, Lenočka. I will also look forward to the summer episode from the same location 😊

  • @raphaelhill586
    @raphaelhill586 9 месяцев назад +5

    Thanks for sharing this, a fascinating place! Its strange to think that not long ago the world cup was partly hosted here.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it! Agree, strange to think that so much has changed in the world in just a few years.

  • @aelyslohr9353
    @aelyslohr9353 9 месяцев назад +4

    Dear Elena, thank you very much for this beautiful video! ❤ My great grandparents are from Kaliningrad/Königsberg and I hope to visit this beautiful city one day. By the way, East Prussia was a melting pot of Baltic People, Germans, Jews, Russians and Protestant refugees from France, Scottland, the Netherlands and Austria. This region has a very interesting history.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  8 месяцев назад

      I am glad you liked the video! Hope you'll get to visit one day 🤗✨

  • @Adam-uu2wh
    @Adam-uu2wh 9 месяцев назад +3

    Hello 👋👋👱 thank you!! Just beautiful place😲😍👍👏
    Greetings!!😊😁

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hey, Adam! Glad you liked the video 😊

  • @ValikaKarakaš
    @ValikaKarakaš 3 месяца назад +3

    Jako lijepo i Rusija takoder pozdrav iz Hrvstske❤

  • @uweheisel1851
    @uweheisel1851 5 месяцев назад +1

    Dear Elena, many thanks from your video from Königsberg❤️
    My Mother was born their. I stay in East Prussia 1993 with my parents. Nie wieder Krieg❣️
    I hope to come again….

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  5 месяцев назад +1

      Oh wow! I'm glad you liked the video 🙂 Hope you'll get a chance to visit one day!

  • @jerryczech953
    @jerryczech953 9 месяцев назад +5

    Privet Lenochka - Amelienau streets and houses looks same as in Czech Republic ....Seems like they saved as much history last twenty years as possible ,which is great .I heard about German government putting down money for final reconstruction of Konigsberg protestant cathedral .

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hey, Jerry! Interesting. Yes, I am glad they are trying to preserve the history.

    • @jerryczech953
      @jerryczech953 9 месяцев назад

      @@elenastravels Hey Elena ,,! its essential to do it .I love when they named university in Kaliningrad -Immanual Kant university ....Russia is maturing ,even under totalitarian Putins regine ,which is wonderfull !!🙂

  • @TheWalkingRabbit
    @TheWalkingRabbit 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this wonderful experience watching your video. A beautiful place to visit. Well documented. A new friend from Dubai ❤

  • @elianamckee
    @elianamckee 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely. Thank you

  • @trevmacc
    @trevmacc 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Elena nice place,take care

  • @CristianP969
    @CristianP969 3 месяца назад +1

    Lovely Place❤🇷🇺 Thank You for Video 👍👍

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Зимой кениг это красиво😮😅😊😊

  • @Mahir-zl3tm
    @Mahir-zl3tm 6 месяцев назад +2

    Please tell me any war situation happens in kaliningard upcoming days
    Is Kaliningrad safest place?

  • @jerryczech953
    @jerryczech953 9 месяцев назад +3

    Já privikla Evropě,..naším susedom...oni byli blízko i sejchas ocen daleko ....it's sad . -(

  • @Nish_18
    @Nish_18 9 месяцев назад

    Very beautiful city!

  • @MrYoup11
    @MrYoup11 9 месяцев назад +1

    There may be quite a few German speakers in Kaliningrad due to the fact that before World War Two, the area was called East Prussia and was part of Germany.

  • @thomasfx3190
    @thomasfx3190 5 месяцев назад +2

    Pretty slick, professional camera work & editing, it seems like it’s not the work of some nice lady with good English and tons of money, but actually the Russian media giant RT. Am I wrong?

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад +1

    Пушкин🎉

  • @marccolas7531
    @marccolas7531 4 месяца назад +1

    I want visit Kaliningrad, but I don't know how to go from France :/

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад +1

    У вас красивая одежда

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад +1

    Есть фильмы и с клд и с рыбной деревней

  • @1Rene9Night5cart0
    @1Rene9Night5cart0 9 месяцев назад +2

    I'm sorry that Koenigsburg became a Soviet exclave after WW II, but that's the 'spoils of war'. I always enjoy your videos, which have a pristine essence about them, and even more so with your Lovely countenance within.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you, I'm really glad you like my videos 🙂

  • @GingerBreadMan144
    @GingerBreadMan144 9 месяцев назад +1

    Калининград... Много форты там

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад +1

    Мои приехали в 46ом😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Везёт не хочет уезжать из Калининграда😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Почему они только на рыбной деревни😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Почему только рыбная деревня😅😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Ой конфетки

  • @benjamins8082
    @benjamins8082 9 месяцев назад

    I saw a guy in a supermarket in st. Petersburg and they had all kinds of European products. What are you talking about.

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Снова птица.... В небесааааххххххх

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Дом советов разрушили😢😢😢тоскую. Гореее😢😢😢

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    И конфеты все не наши😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Хммм

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Для нас это пустое место😅😅

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Нам все прикрыли

  • @garycmewtowe3065
    @garycmewtowe3065 9 месяцев назад

    ...cat.....tortie ?

    • @garycmewtowe3065
      @garycmewtowe3065 9 месяцев назад

      ....and you are ebullient in/about snow and Winter weather.....good for the soul.....

  • @anastasianeskwik2421
    @anastasianeskwik2421 3 месяца назад

    Скучные места

  • @kenibnanak5554
    @kenibnanak5554 8 месяцев назад

    Most with a HS education or higher would dispute Kaliningrad is truly part of Russia. Russia has no legal claim to it. It used to be a part of Germany, but at the end of WW2 the Allied Powers agreed it would become part of Belarus. Belarus abandoned it and Stalin and his USSR forcefully occupied it on his own. After the end of the USSR, Russia decided since no one was forcing them out yet, it was a part of Russia. In reality however most of the residents born there would prefer it be an independent state or become a part of Poland. We can['t even call it a break away republic if and when either happens, because legally it was never an actual part of Russia. Here Russia is just a burglar sitting in someone else's house and pretending it is theirs. BTW, Kaliningrad is not it's historical name.

    • @lunahoi-jh2jt
      @lunahoi-jh2jt 5 месяцев назад

      And poles are some burglars of All ex Prussian territories of Germans , so if you leave Gdansk, Danzig / Silesia and move it to Germans , the same thing with Kaliningrad will be accurate for Russians .

  • @YuliaTravels
    @YuliaTravels 2 месяца назад

    Nice video. Shall I give the link on Twitter and Facebook please?