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The purpose of the new project is to find direct contact between Urals and Britains by means of traveling by Britain. To develop mutually incoming tourism in both regions of two countries.
What is the tour?
Group of Urals and Britains pass the Scotland by means of autohouses (or caravans). One who wishes may overcome the distance by bicycles. So, we create both sport and informative format of the trip. The rout of the tour is coordinated whit the municipalities of the cities, in which the group will stay.
What happens while stopover?
Group of cultural tourists spend one night in every city in specially prepared places. For several minutes they create traveling exhibition of Ural stones, models of cars, made of pastry by the inmate of the children’s house in Irbit Volodya Savinikh, arts of Ural painters and craftsmen. They also present jam-session of Russian, English and Scottish songs and dancing.
The participants
Tourists, musicians, painters, writers and journalists may take part in this unusual tour. The citizens of English and Scottish cities may join the group in every point of the route.
Durance of the tour
Group starts from London and then appears in the center of huge Festival «Ural – Scottish horovoding» organized by Russian – Scottish Society in Edinburgh. Then group moves along Atlantic Coast to the lake Loch-Ness to the Motherland of famous Scottish geologist Roderick Murchinson. Then – by ferry – to the Orkney Islands. Tourists visit the monument to Jury Gagarin on the Path of time and come back to Ekaterinburg through Edinburgh and London.
Why Scotland?
- On 11 of September 2007 the memorial of famous Russian cruiser «Varyag» was opened.
- In April 2008 on Orkney Islands in Scotland the memorial sign dedicated to the first man in space Jury Gagarin was opened.
- On 22 of August 2009 a memorial to the Northern convoy in Orkny was opened.
Why Ural – Scottish Society and international bicycle club «Vizov»?
- In the year 2008 bycycle race Ekaterinburg – London was held
- In March – April 2009 the participants of the Society visited London and Edinburgh and saw a great interest to Russin – Britain project.
- In June 2009 in village Chusovoe of Sverdlovsk region the ru/2009-04-24-16-53-51.html?func=detail&catid=7&id=59">memorial sign dedicated to scientist - geologist Roderick Murchinson was opened.
