"Welcome to Omsk" Top 5 Page for this destination Omsk by yumyum

Omsk Travel Guide: 98 reviews and 252 photos

I came to Omsk with my Dutch travelmate travelling the Transsiberian railroad. At the railway station I was greeted by this baby cat enjoying rays of sunshine.

Omsk has more than one million inhabitants these days. It started as a cossack outpost in 1716.

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In a nutshell:A day's worth of sightseeing!

Last visit to Omsk: Sep 2004
Intro Updated Mar 27, 2007
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Reviews (22)

Irtysh and Om rivers Things to Do (14)

Take a walk along the river banks and enjoy the peaceful flowing of the water. The Om comes into the much bigger and... more travel advice

War memorial Things to Do (14)

This giant war memorial Soviet style must be on Ploshad Dzerzhinskovo near the firemen's tower. The postoffice is also... more travel advice

Architecture house Things to Do (14)

This building looks quite funny from outside. Check the opening times. The is a cafe or something there too and a statue... more travel advice

Beach Things to Do (14)

I was there a bit too late in the season but in summer this beach will be packed with sunbathers and swimmers. It's... more travel advice

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Written Mar 27, 2007

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paulhanson Mar 14, 2011 at 4:06 AM

Omsk by the Transsib - I'm envious!
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ettiewyn Mar 14, 2011 at 3:18 AM

Me again :-) Thank you for your nice Russia pages, it's one of my biggest travel dreams to travel around Russia by train and your pages are very interesting!
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Fen Jun 7, 2010 at 4:03 AM

Hey Sonja, Lovely page on Omsk, I really liked it there too....! :-)
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starship Sep 10, 2009 at 6:17 AM

I was interested in visiting this page because I met someone from Omsk last weekend. Thanks for sharing this information! Sylvia
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Herwig1961 Oct 29, 2008 at 1:58 PM

Have been quit a while in Omsk but unfortunately I missed a lot of this beautiful spots.Nice fotos!
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barbskie Apr 12, 2007 at 12:56 AM

Nice pictures here. I like those gorgeous architectures.
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bijo69 Apr 4, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Seems like there's quite a bit to see there... The little cat is soooo cute!
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scottishvisitor Apr 3, 2007 at 1:20 AM

Wonderful blue skies & superb architecture looks very interesting Sonja
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Trekki Apr 1, 2007 at 4:18 PM

Omsk looks gorgeous ! Ah and you had fantastic weather :-)) I like these statues, the manhole man is absolutely great :-))
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globetrott Apr 1, 2007 at 1:50 PM

a nice page, Sonja, und endlich einmal ein Bild von Platzkartni - da war es ja im Internat und Pfadfinderlager gemütlicher ;~)