I know that going from Cheboksary - Yadrin with GAZelle costs 70 Ryb and Cheboksary - Yalchiki costs 90 Ryb.

Actually My experience is from May 2006 and my Mother-in-Law has just informed me that they have just recently raised the price on GAZelle from Cheboksary - Yadrin to 96 Ryb. One US Dollar more, Talk about inflation! She also says prices have recently risen on many things in the Region.

I agree - Chuvash chocolate and other confectionaries taste great. The local cakes and pastries are delicious as well. All of which goes well with Russian Tea.

I also enjoy drinking local Chuvash Baizam, Beer, Kuvas, Tarhoon, and Vodka. All of which the Republic is famous for.

I won't even mention all the delectable foods, my lovely Chuvash wife spoils me all the time and there is too much to list.

By 'baizam' you mean 'balzam', I guess, by 'kuvas' - 'kvas'.

Yes, as pronounced in English. I say Tomatoe - You say Tomato.


Lemon Wrote:
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> By 'baizam' you mean 'balzam', I guess, by 'kuvas'
> - 'kvas'.

y8tiger Wrote:
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> Noticed most of the posts here end up turning into
> discussions about Mail Order Brides and
> Scammers.
>
> Some people on this forum are actually interested
> in talking about the city and what there is to see
> and do. Cheboksary is a very scenic city to visit,
> and with EuroSport coming in 2008 there should be
> an increase of tourists. I thoroughly loved my
> vist there and I am sure others will as well.
>
> So if anyone has questions about visiting the
> beautiful Capital of Chuvashia, Natalia and I will
> be more then glad to answer here.

Dear Mr Y8tiger and Mr Lemon, I agree also very much with the Mission Statement of this posting over real Cheboksary questions (900 visits) So my friends please no more of pedagogic etymological pedantry and reference to bad sentimental pop songs from the 1950 years!! What I require hier are facts. Potahto Potayto, let's call the whole thing off!

OK, let it be so!

any new information about what these marshrutkis costs
per km on intercity-distances?

Quote: ". I already get confirmation with SMS from
the Taxi company that they can collect me from Kazan airport!
Cheboksary is joining fast the communications revolution.
They want 3500py6. I think it not so bad price for
this 4 hours road trip in wintertime."
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Just as I guessed then 3500
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Except for that 4 hours trip on 120-130 kms. But that was
probably including both ways, empty Volga 3110 one way.
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I guess Cheboksary joined modern communications five or
more years ago.

Quote: ". I already get confirmation with SMS from
the Taxi company that they can collect me from Kazan airport!
Cheboksary is joining fast the communications revolution.
They want 3500py6. I think it not so bad price for
this 4 hours road trip in wintertime."
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Ouch! I guess if you are willing to spend that much for a taxi. Sounds about right for what they always try to charge foreigners!

I was fortunate to go with my wife and learn the fine art of negotiating prices with taxis. There is always another one that will do it for much less. I recommended GAZelle because you do not have to negotiate and the price is set much cheaper. Though, I understand you probably feel much better with a reservation for the taxi that will get you there safe and sound. Good Journey!

djoeye Wrote:
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> I guess Cheboksary joined modern communications
> five or
> more years ago.

Cheboksary joined the modern communications many decades ago.

y8tiger Wrote:
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> Sounds about right for what they always try to charge foreigners!

Almost all the foreigners think so! All those taxi-drivers see no difference between foreign and local people. They just want to get as much money as possible from anybody.

SMS was not invented many decades ago ...

If I land at Kazan airport, I think I would take GAZel'
in to Kazan Avtobus Vokzal, and find next GAZel' to
Cheboksary from there. I only need the numbers (nomeri)
on the busses, and maybe Kazan Touristinformation can
tell by email, or anyone here in this forum.

Vera from Cheboksary has just emailed me and told me
that marshrutka from Kazan to Cheboksary is 150 RUR.

And that was maybe directly from Kazan Airport also.
Anyone who can confirm whether there is any marshrutka
that goes all the way from Kazan Airp, so I don't need
to switch Gazel' at Kazan Avtobus Vokzal?

I am sure there is no any Gazelle that goes from the Kazan airport to Cheboksary.

Hallo, hier I repeat the posting I have put also in the Winter questions, for information.
hallo friends. I am in cheb and writing on blackberry. not so quick. it is quite cold but not very. so about minus 12 grad. we were welcomed yesteray at Diss hotel restaurant cqalled Molly Malone. very good meal. about dollars 25 per persons with much wine and vodkas. also we visit to the little beer museum for lunch. very attractive folkloric place. food cheap and I like it ok. not expensive. nothing here expensive. also taxi from kazan airport 3 hours. road is good only toilets disgusting. it cost me 3800rub. but I fiound one old man in a Volga who say 1800 but am not so sure he will arrive so I must declined him. funny. live is very normal in cheb. not so much snow bd the mega mall is full with shoppers looking for new year bargain . my only advise if you are hier is you must speak a little little bit of russian. no person speaks german or englsih even if they say they have learned many years in school. I wish you a s'novim godom. happy new years fromcheboksary. PS. maybe we go to Wolga tomorrow to ice fish thro a hole!

Have you been to the Volga River already?

I want to know more about
that little beer museum!
Please! Pashalujsta!

Ah yes, Beer tasting at the Beer Museum...fond memories. They know how to make great beer! I also went next door to the cool little souvenir shop and the large Chuvash National Museum. There was so much to see and do in that area.

I heard all the complaints about 'The Mother of all the Chuvash' Statue, but from a Sailor's point of view I thought it interesting how the Statue welcomes ships on the Volga to Cheboksary.

I live in a city with the world's northernmost brewery.
Macks Bryggeri.
I must visit that beer museum in Cheboksary.

Things To Do in Cheboksary
1-Efremov Merchant Street
2-National Museum
3-Square of Republic
4-Church of Resurrection
5-Spaso-Preobrazhensky Nunnery
6-Volga!
7-The cosmonaut museum in Chorchely
8-Go to the Victory Park (Park pobedy)
9-Beer Museum (specific topic at this forum)
10-Make a boat trip on Volga, to Jurino
11-Fine Arts Gallery
12-Creek
13-Vvedensky Cathedral
14-Academic Drama Theatre of K.Ivanov
15-St Trinity Monastery

1-Efremov Merchant Street
What is best there?

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The Beer Museum is there! There is also a Museum of Local Lore, History and Economy in this street.

When will snow and ice start melting in Cheboksary? It is tough for the people that do not know how to ski or skate to go there before the end of bitterly cold winter!

I have made a guess to Cakan54's question at
"Cheboksary Winter Questions".

Snow and ice begin melting usually in the middle of March. Before the end of the cold winter you can warm up in the Beer Museum!