Hi!
I am from Ufa.
What do you want to know?
Couple questions for you.
- How far is the rink in correlation to downtown?
- How difficult would it be for one to get around with no Russian (only English and poor French)
- How does one typically get around there? Taxi, bus, subway, tram, etc?
- Are there decent hotels near the rink?
Is Ufa like any other major European city where you just need some street smarts and common sense?
Some people don't make their own bed in the morning, or hire someone to drive their own car. Go figure.why in the world would anyone need to use a tour company to do this ? how hard can it be to get tickets to the games? go to kayak, get some plane tickets, go to tripadvisor or a hosteling website and get a hotel.
Darth Bangkok said:why in the world would anyone need to use a tour company to do this ? how hard can it be to get tickets to the games? go to kayak, get some plane tickets, go to tripadvisor or a hosteling website and get a hotel.
Some people don't make their own bed in the morning, or hire someone to drive their own car. Go figure.
here's the link to the map http://maps.yandex.ru/-/CFfYqIYD
with no Russian it's rather difficult but what do you expect from non speaking English?
I chuckled when I read some comments of guys taking their girlfriends, reminds me of the saying; would you take a ham sandwich to a banquet?
Well, historically Ufa was formed up of 2 towns, its shape resembles hourglass.- How far is the rink in correlation to downtown?
Difficult but not impossible.- How difficult would it be for one to get around with no Russian (only English and poor French)
Taxi is relatively cheap, you can get trough the whole city (~ 60 km) for about 450 rubles ($15).- How does one typically get around there? Taxi, bus, subway, tram, etc?
Yes, there are hotels near both rinks and around.- Are there decent hotels near the rink?
As I live here I can't answer this questionIs Ufa like any other major European city where you just need some street smarts and common sense?
Well, as I wrote above, most of Russians get English courses in schools.The language issue isn't the end of the world, but how common is English as a 2nd (or 3rd/4th) language there?
The new Ufa Arena (capacity 8000) is in the center of old Ufa, the old LDS (capacity 4400) is in the center of "crosspiece".
I was born in Russia but moved to Canada when I was 13. I don't think my Russian passport was renewed however I have my Canadian citizenship.
I'm now 27 and have never been back.
If i were to go back as a Canadian citizen, is there any risk at all of me being taken to do military service or anything like that?
Probably shouldn't be asking on a hockey forum, but some opinions would help
I was born in Russia but moved to Canada when I was 13. I don't think my Russian passport was renewed however I have my Canadian citizenship.
I'm now 27 and have never been back.
If i were to go back as a Canadian citizen, is there any risk at all of me being taken to do military service or anything like that?
Probably shouldn't be asking on a hockey forum, but some opinions would help
For what its worth, a good friend of mine is Russian, and has been in Canada the last six years at university. He left before he completed his military service, and has been back a few times without any problem. He also said that at 27 you are no longer obligated, which is when he plans on moving back (he's 25 now). But since Russia doesn't recognise dual citizenship, they might still consider you Russian even if you use a Canadian passport. The best solution would be to contact the Russian embassy or consulate to see the best way to go about it, as they will know for sure what to do.
Other than the obvious troll attempt, for someone who's never traveled any further east than western Europe, this is the impression that one has - sadly. Yet on the same hand we know that's not true. But it's so far east, that one can't help but wonder. I wouldn't expect it to be the same as New York or something, but that doesn't mean it's complete crap. Additionally I live in Northern Canada, so the weather there is likely nicer than up here lol. It would likely cost me at least 2k to go to the frozen four, where as it'll probably cost 5ish to go to Russia. And I could care less about college hockey, yet love the WJHC. And watching it in Russia (or Sweden in 2014) would be a blast! I might as well spend the extra and go further and see more of the world than the US.
Is that this rink here? [HERE]
Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev (Russian: Дворец спорта Салават Юлаев) is an indoor sporting arena located in Ufa, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 4200.
Is Ufa like any other major European city where you just need some street smarts and common sense?
Is Ufa like any other major European city where you just need some street smarts and common sense?
Is that this rink here? [HERE]
Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev (Russian: Дворец спорта Салават Юлаев) is an indoor sporting arena located in Ufa, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 4200.
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I was born in Russia but moved to Canada when I was 13. I don't think my Russian passport was renewed however I have my Canadian citizenship.
I'm now 27 and have never been back.
If i were to go back as a Canadian citizen, is there any risk at all of me being taken to do military service or anything like that?
Probably shouldn't be asking on a hockey forum, but some opinions would help
u shouldn't be worried about the military, what u should be worried is getting a russian visa. By their law you are a russian citizen and they will not give you a visa for your canadian passport. You have two options: pay 500-600 U.S. and cancel your russian citiizenship all-together, or spend about the same and renew your russian passport (which i have done, and yes I am a dual citizen of usa and russia). YET, it took me 13 month to get a confirmation of my citizenship, which you must do if your passport has expired (if you didn't grow up in moscow and st. petersbugh it may take looooooong time ) and another 3 to get my passport.
Therefore, if you wanna go to UFA you may as well get started now and unless you grew up in aforementioned two cities you may not get your papers on time, you will 99% not get a visa stamped in your canadian passport.