Novosibirsk! Friday 31st of December 2010!

We arrived in Novosibirsk! On the way from Omsk to Novosibirsk, Aleksandra filled me in with detail on Novosibirsk, she seems to know all about all the cities we are traveling through!
Here are my notes:
Population:The population of Novosibirsk is 1 409 137 inhabitants.


Climate: The climate is humid continental with warm summers and severely cold winters. Snow is frequent, falling on almost half of winter days, but individual snowfalls are usually light. Temperatures in summer range from 20 °C to 25 °C ; in winter −18 °C to −20 °C. However, in winter temperatures can go as low as −30 °C) to −35 °C and in summer as high as 30 °C to 35 °C.


Culture: Culture is ever-present in Novosibirsk; various arts such as the opera, ballet,art museums, and the Siberian craftwork.  The theatre of Novosibirsk is the biggest theatre in Russia.


Economy: The main industry is nuclear fuel, though there are other existing industries such as electric power industry, gas supply, water supply, metallurgy, metal working, mechanical engineering

Some photos of Novosibirsk! Coat of Arms of Novosibirsk Flag of Novosibirsk  View of Novosibirsk Novosibirsk celebrating! Novosibirsk Opera House

A little bit of Information on Novosibirsk Population 1,400,000 Founded 1893 Longitude 82° 55' E Latitude 55° 02'N Altitude 200 m Time Zone GMT +8 hours Temperature of January -16° C Temperature of July +20° C Precipitation 35cm