On Seeing the Mammoth

Turns out that the most complete mammoth skeleton in the world is on display in Tyumen. It was found very near here in a village and has almost every single bone in the skeleton!

Sasha, Zhanna and I had planned to go for a walk today, but it was sort of a rainy day… so we went to the museum instead. Get ready for the CRAZY story that follows.

So, we arrived at about 2:45 in order to avoid the scheduled lunch break that takes place from 1-2… and they had changed the break to 2-3… so we walked about a bit longer and returned… and were surprised again.

The entry price for the museum for an adult is 100 rubles… and for a foreigner is 700 rubles. The difference is $22! Can you believe it?

Anyway - the mammoth was exactly that… mammoth… I've got a couple pictures.