Where is the schedule posted? Mysterious places in Poland. High Tatras. Ream National Park

Walkthrough of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

The first part of the walkthrough covers the tasks necessary to complete the main scenario of the game. The following is a description of secondary tasks and passwords for Talking Portraits.

Main scenario

After Harry and Dudley are attacked by dementors, pull out your wand, hold down the left mouse button and start desperately moving the “rodent” around the table, making circular movements clockwise. Don't stop until you've dealt with the last of the Azkaban guards.

Sirius Black's House - First Visit

Sirius will teach you and Ginny the Accio spell. To do this, hold down the left mouse button and make one sharp but short downward movement. The main thing here is not to twitch and not to rush. It’s better to try it on seven times and wave your wand once. Switching between targets is done using the “right”, “left”, “up”, “down” keys.

The next spell is Depulso - left mouse button and one short upward movement. Use Depulso to move all the items from the right side of the room to the left wall. When you're done, Sirius will take you to the kitchen.

Hermione is waiting for you in the kitchen and the next Reparo spell is waiting for you - point the wand at the item you want to repair, hold down the left mouse button and begin making circular movements clockwise until the repair is completed. Repair several cupboards along the kitchen walls and glue broken sets back together. Once the task is completed, you will automatically be transported to the room with Ron.

The next spell is Wingardium Leviosa. Point the wand at the object you want to lift into the air, hold down the left mouse button and make a quick movement, first to the right and then to the left. When the object is in the air, release the left mouse button. Using the keys responsible for targeting, drag the item to the open chest and click on the left mouse button to complete the spell. Help Ron pack his things into the chest.

Hogwarts

When you find yourself in the school yard, approach the Weasley twins. They will teach you how to use the Marauders' Map. The map is called up using the tab key ("Tab"). Once in the main menu of the map, press the "right" key to see a list of people and tasks that are associated with them, but if you press the "left" key, you can study the list of all available school places. To select Hermione, simply click once on the inscription "Hermione Granger". Exit the menu with the card. Look at your feet and pay attention to the black footprints leading to the school. The tracks will lead you to your chosen destination. What are you worth? Forward, towards adventures!

Task one - password to enter the Gryffindor common room

Climb the moving stairs to the very top, where the portrait of the Fat Lady is located. Try to enter the living room (press "Enter"), but without a password you will not be able to do this. Ron doesn't remember the password, so catch a fellow student who is bored near the entrance to the living room and ask him about the password ("Enter" key). Come inside.

Task two - we rush to the aid of Neville Longbottom

Talk to Hermione, she wants you to look at the class schedule posted on the notice board. Approach the board located near the chess players. Use the Depulso spell to turn the board to the side where the schedule hangs. Study the schedule and find out that the next lesson is Protection from Dark Forces. We need to tell Neville about this, who probably forgot about everything again.

Open the Marauders Map and find Neville on it. Follow the tracks to the Suspension Bridge. When you see Neville surrounded by Slytherins, grab your wand and rid your friend of their presence.

Task three - Protection from dark forces

Pull out the Marauders' Map. Look for the name "Dolores Umbridge" on it. Follow the tracks and climb up spiral staircase to the class where Defense Against Dark Forces takes place. Watch the video.

Task four - the Weasley twins and two combat spells

Find the twins on the map who are chilling in the Transfiguration classroom yard (the only yard with a green lawn). Talk to them and they will teach you two spells. The first spell is Expelliarmus, point the wand at the enemy, hold down the right mouse button and make one sharp downward movement. The second spell is Stupefy, right mouse button and one sharp circular movement counterclockwise. As soon as the twins leave you alone, a Slytherin will appear on the lawn. To win this duel, it is enough to hit the enemy several times with newly learned spells. Remember that when your opponent sends a ball of energy at you, you don’t have to stand like a pillar; you can also dodge to the side. You have plenty of time for such a maneuver.

Task five - a book about medicinal drugs

Find the Library on the map. When you enter the reading room, you will see the book you need at the very top of the shelf. To get the book, use the Wingardium Leviosa spell on the table next to the shelf. Drag the table to the shelf, climb on it and try to get the book, but the tome will fly over to the next cabinet. Repeat the table trick three times and the book will finally land on the table in the center of the reading room. Everything would be fine, but this is not that book.

Task six - Moaning Myrtle's toilet and the Incendio spell

Find Moaning Myrtle's toilet on the map. He's not far away. Come in and Hermione will offer to light the torches on the walls. To do this, you will have to learn a new spell - Incendio, point the wand at the torch, hold down the left mouse button and make a sharp movement, first up and then down. Light all the torches in the toilet and Myrtle will fly into the light like an overgrown butterfly.

Task seven - Devil's snare and Room of Requirement

Find Neville on the map. It is located at the entrance to the Herbology classroom. Help your friend get rid of the overgrown Devil's snares. To do this, stand in front of the plant, but so that others can cast spells. Use the Incendio spell to burn out the weed. Clear the Herbology classroom from the invasion of Devil Snares.

Neville will say that he found a great place to practice Defense Against Dark Forces. Run after Longbottom. Soon he will lead you to the Rescue Room, located on the seventh floor.

Task eight - Room of Relief and the Protego spell

Approach Neville, he wants to learn the Protego spell. Point the wand at the enemy, hold down the right mouse button and make one sharp upward movement. Once the spell has been learned, proceed to find the remaining 24 members of Dumbledore's Army.

Task Nine - Dumbledore's Army

There are 28 fighters in the Army, who must be gathered together in the Room of Help. Four have already been found: Neville, Harry, Ron and Hermione. The search order for the rest is arbitrary. I'll start with Ginny.

Ginny Weasley

Go to the Gryffindor common room. Talk to Ginny. She wants you to steal the ingredients confiscated from the twins from Umbridge's office. To do this you will need an invisibility cloak. Go up the stairs to the boys' bedroom and take the cloak from Harry's chest.

Select Umbridge's office on the map and hit the road. Enter the office. Umbridge's room is on the second floor, but the path to it is blocked by two unsuspecting students. You can't use magic without being detected, so just run past the two vases standing on the left against the wall. When the vases break with a roar, students will rush to collect the fragments, and you can rush onto the stairs. Go up the stairs and enter the room. Go to the next room where the warehouse of confiscated items is located. Find the bottle with the green liquid and return to the Gryffindor common room. Remove the cloak and talk to Ginny.

Anthony Goldstein

Go down to the fourth floor and just talk to him.

Hannah Abbott

She can be found at the foot of the moving stairs. Hannah is very afraid that she will be caught on the approaches to a secret meeting. The simplest solution to this problem is to find a secret corridor leading to the seventh floor. Go up one flight of stairs and find the Talking Portrait. The portrait speaks with a terrible Swiss accent, so you are unlikely to confuse him with anyone. Ask a Swiss for help and he will give you the password to enter. Return to Hannah and tell her the password.

Angelina Johnson

Enter the main hall where there are long dining tables. Note the school principal's chair, which blocks the door at the far end of the hall. Use the Wingardium Leviosa spell to move the chair to the side. Behind the door is Angelina, who was locked by the Slytherins.

Go down the stairs to the Glory Museum. What happened here? There are broken glass and scattered cups underfoot. Your task is to clean up the mess before the caretaker Filch arrives.

Using the Wingardium Leviosa spell, lift the goblets from the floor and place them in their places in the currently broken display cases. Remember that gold cups must be placed on gold stands, and silver cups must be placed on silver stands. Once the cups are in place, use the Reparo spell to repair the display cases. In total, you need to repair four display cases, after which the caretaker will appear on the stage.

Susan Bones

The girl is in the courtyard in front of the school entrance. She has problems with the Slytherins. To free Susan, challenge the Slytherins to a duel and show your class.

Terry Booth

Stands by the fountain in the courtyard of the clock tower. Talk to him.

Ernie MacMillan

Located in front of Hagrid's guardhouse. Talk to him. Ernie will give you the task of finding five flowers and one mandrake root. The flowers grow nearby and look like a white water lily. The first water lily is right in Hagrid's pumpkin patch; the second is on the path leading up the hill from which you just descended; the third - near the circle of stones; fourth - at the entrance to long bridge, leading to the school; the fifth is on the path leading to the owlery.

Mandrake Root can be found in the Herbology classroom. In the far room on the right you will see a pot of mandrake. Put on the headphones hanging on the wall on the right so as not to become deaf from the scream of the mandrake and uproot the plant (just press the "Enter" key on it). Return to Ernie and give your findings.

Luna Lovegood

This weird girl feeds invisible animals not far from Hagrid's lodge. Talk to her. She will ask you to lift the sack of meat to the highest point of the hill so that the thestrals can have breakfast in peace. Using the Wingardium Leviosa spell, lift the sack into the air. Carefully move the sack behind stone ridge not far from the foot. Your task is to ensure that the sack does not roll down, so act carefully. Use the spell again and move the sack higher up behind the ridge. From there it’s already a stone’s throw to the point indicated by the Moon, so once again Wingardium Leviosa and bon appetit, gentlemen of thestrals.

Chu Chang

Chu is in the owlery trying to send a package to her mother, but her owl clearly has other plans. Your task is to catch Chu the owl so that the girl can write the address on the parcel. Just chase the owl around the owlery, if you come across destroyed steps, then use the Reparo spell. Eventually, the owl will fly to the very top of the owlery. Use Reparo to repair the three broken poles hanging from the ceiling. Climb onto the pole behind the owl, but it will fly to the next one and so on. Finally the owl will land on the pedestal in the center.

On December 28, 2016, the Central Suburban Passenger Company solemnly congratulated 4 billionth passenger(report from 2006), who arrived at the Kazansky station from Golutvin station.

Every day, more than one and a half million people use electric trains in the Moscow region, 100% of whom are our readers. A selection of useful sites, applications and tips especially for them.

1. In the carriage you can expand your horizons

When you travel by train, it may seem that there is nothing interesting near the Moscow region railways. But this is not true at all. Places of interest from the point of view of history and culture are hidden on every corner. There are audio excursions for the routes of Moscow and St. Petersburg electric trains / The izi.travel application has free audio guides, developed by experienced local historians. So far, excursions are available only for 14 routes (in the Moscow region):

Moscow - Golitsyno (Belarusian direction)
Moscow - Tula (Kursk direction)
Moscow - Ryazan (Kazan direction)
Moscow - Dmitrov (Savelovskoye direction)
Moscow - Peredelkino (Kiev direction)
Moscow - Kaluga (Kiev direction)
Moscow - Ozherelye (Paveletskoe direction)
Moscow - Mozhaisk (Belarusian direction)
Moscow - Vladimir (Gorky direction)
Dmitrov - Dubna (Savelovskoe direction)
Lyubertsy - Shatura (Shatura)
Moscow - Sergiev Posad (Yaroslavl direction)
Moscow - Volokolamsk (Riga direction)
Moscow - Alexandrov (Yaroslavl direction)

You should search for them in the application using the words “Talking Express”. Some suburban trains already have Wi-Fi, but it is better to download the excursion in advance for offline listening.

2. There are excursions on trains

In the summer of 2016, the CPPC began conducting excursions in the Moscow region several times a month. Participants travel to their destination in special carriages with soft seats or on the Manor Express train. During the trip, a guide works in the carriage.

The idea is simply brilliant! There are no traffic jams, no one gets sick, you can walk in the carriage. The cost of an excursion including a ticket is, on average, from 500 to 1000 rubles.

4. Tickets for some trains are sold online

On the website rzd.ru you can buy tickets for travel between the stations of Moscow Yaroslavskaya, Mytishchi, Bolshevo, Losinoostrovskaya, Pushkino, as well as on some routes of the Republic of Crimea, Krasnodar region, Voronezh and Tambov regions.

5. You can find out the train schedule for free by phone, on social networks and using the Telegram bot

Unfortunately, almost every day some trains are canceled or delayed. There are several ways to find out about schedule changes.

You can install a mobile application for yourself service SMS informing.

You can subscribe to one of the CPPC pages on social networks. Passengers on the Kyiv route can call toll-free 8-800-200-59-79 , name the station or dial its code to hear the departure time of the three nearest trains.

6. Electric trains are a cheap replacement for Aeroexpress

Aeroexpress is very comfortable way get to airports without traffic jams, but not the cheapest. An adult ticket costs 420, and a child ticket costs 130 rubles. If you like to save money, have free time and do not have heavy luggage, then you can replace it with a regular train, which departs from the same station.

Domodedovo: There is a train that goes directly to the airport (123 rubles/1 hour 6 minutes), but it runs rarely.

Several times an hour (from half past five in the morning until half past twelve at night) a train departs to the Domodedovo station ( bus number 30(travel time - 35 minutes, interval - 15 minutes).

Vnukovo: by train to Tolstopaltsevo station( 82 rubles/39 minutes), and then drive 25 minutes by bus 32/878.

Sheremetyevo: by train to Lobnya station ( 82 rubles/36 minutes) and from there by bus number 21.

Zhukovsky: by train to the station "Otdykh" ( 102 rubles/57 minutes), and then on route No. 6 or No. 2 (travel time - 20 minutes, interval - 30 minutes).

7. With a train ticket you can go to the toilet at the station for free

For many years now I have been surprised how many people do not know about this opportunity and dutifully pay for what is included in the ticket price.

According to the Charter railway transport Russian Federation passengers, an hour before the trip, an hour after and during the trip (at stops), access to the toilet should be provided free of charge. If you have a train or commuter train ticket, a subscription or a transport card with a receipt that confirms its validity, then you are not required to pay 20-30 rubles for entry.

Usually, the cashiers are silent about this (there is rarely an inconspicuous notice hanging anywhere) and if instead of money you give them a ticket, then an expression of incredible resentment and anger appears on their face. But they let you pass without a single word, so as not to attract the attention of other passengers to this event, who are standing in line behind you and counting out change, since they do not know the laws.

8. Electric trains will save you if you don’t have train tickets

9. You don’t have to pay to get on the platform if you don’t plan to go.

To stand with a friend on the platform until his train arrives, you do not need to buy a ticket. You need to ask at the ticket office for a “Metropolitan Card” and leave 100 rubles collateral. With this card you can go through the turnstile to the platform and back within half an hour. You can get your 100 rubles back within an hour.

10. Prizes are awarded for reporting incidents on trains and at stations.

On the website or in the application, you can leave requests for cases of violation of public order at stations and on trains. Each application is awarded 100 points. According to rating of people's informants, the most active of them has already scored 12 thousand points. The website says that these points can be exchanged for prizes or discounts. But which ones exactly are not specified.

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Sihanoukville - amazing city Cambodia, beach resort and just an atmospheric place. Due to its advantageous location, this city has access to both beach holiday, so leisure- excursion trips to the sights of not only Sihanoukville, but also the entire kingdom of Cambodia. That is why the lion's share of tourists who come to Cambodia flock here. In this review, I want to talk about the attractions around the resort, which you can visit on your own by bike, taxi or on a tour.

How to get to attractions and some subtleties when purchasing excursions

There is no public transport in the city, only tuk-tuks, motorcycle taxis and taxis. Tuk-tuks are located literally on every corner, the cost of moving around the city is standard - 1-2 dollars, don’t give more, to attractions you should agree on the price right away, just don’t forget to bargain. To feel more free, I recommend renting a bike or car. This can be done at any hotel, guesthouse, restaurant, and even from the same taxi drivers. The average cost of renting a motorbike such as Honda or Suzuki is $90-110 per month, daily rental will cost you $5. Daily rental car - 20-50 dollars (depending on the car), monthly rent - from 150 to 550 dollars (Daewoo Tico and Tayota Land Cruiser, respectively). Bicycle rental is also common here, which is very popular among foreigners - after all, the resort is small and you can easily navigate the center by bicycle. The cost of renting for 1 day is 1-2 dollars, you can rent it in the same place as a motorbike. If you rent a car for a day or two, then you can ask the lessor to be your driver and part-time guide - the locals know every corner of Sihanoukville.

You can easily get to all the attractions of Sihanoukville on your own by bike, having first studied the map and set up navigation in your smartphone (we didn’t have one and we easily managed it with the help of one map, road signs and tips from local residents). Well, if you don’t want to go yourself, then a tuk-tuk or a taxi will help you. Riding a tuk-tuk outside the city (for example, to a waterfall) will be uncomfortable - red dust, road noise, heat, small pebbles flying in your face. The best option in this case is to take a taxi, which will take you directly to your destination, wait and bring you back. Prices are set on site with the taxi driver, but the approximate cost of a trip to the attractions of Sihanoukville, which are located outside the city (Kbal Chhay waterfall and National Park Ream), will be 25-30 dollars.

If you are a fan of traveling on your own, then you should know that the cost of 1 liter of gasoline is 1 dollar. In Sihanoukville you can explore everything on your own, except for the National Park - there it is better to buy an excursion on the spot or arrange with a guide who will show you the most beautiful corners of this place. Group excursions in Sihanoukville can only be purchased to the National Park; to all other surrounding attractions, you can negotiate with one of the local guides, because excursions are not sold.

As I wrote earlier, public transport Not in the city, buses run only between cities. Buses are very different - both double-deckers, and like our “Ikarus”, and sleeper buses (it’s like a reserved seat carriage of a train, only a bus: paired or single sleeping places are separated from the aisle and from each other by a screen). The bus route depends on the carrier, of which there are about 6 in Cambodia. you can go on an excursion to Siem Reap on a sleeper bus, or you can take a regular minibus - it depends on which tour operator you buy the excursion from (different tour operators work with different carriers). Naturally, its comfort depends on the level of the bus. But even the oldest ones have primitive air conditioning, and the driver's assistant hands out a bottle of water to all passengers (you can ask for a refill).

From Sihanoukville you can get to the most “tourist” and famous corners of Cambodia - Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and national parks (there are 7 of them in the kingdom), the village of Kampot and nearby islands. A transfer to the island (they are located nearby, the prices are identical) will cost you 25-35 dollars, but some travel agencies offer packages sightseeing tours, which includes visiting several islands at once. We once witnessed such an excursion to the island to the well-known Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky.

Also on beaches where there are piers (Victory Beach, Serendipity Beach, Hawaii Beach) you can negotiate with the boat captain for certain time so that he can take you and pick you up from any of the islands. This pleasure will cost 20-30 dollars.

The village of Kampot, which is located in the neighboring province of Sihanoukville, is famous for its French colonial buildings, Bokor National Park, Tyk Chhu and Popokville waterfalls, pre-Angkorian cave temples, and the fishing village of Kaep. Various tour operators can offer you an excursion to Kampot and a tour of all its attractions for $70-90. The excursion is usually one-day, you leave Sihanoukville early in the morning and return before midnight.

Siem Reap is famous, first of all, for the fact that Angkoro, the capital of the ancient Khmer state, is located in its vicinity. Also here are the majestic temples of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Preakhan, Nikpean, Tasom, the Rolous temple complex, the Banteay Srei temple, the Banteay Samre citadel, Phnom Kulen (national park, Mount Kulen, temple, jungle).

Phnom Penh is the capital of the kingdom, during the period of French colonization it was the most beautiful city Asia and now it is not inferior in beauty to many Asian capitals. Here you should definitely visit the National Museum, Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, central (main) and Russian markets, village of artisans, ancient capital Oudong, Genocide Museum, Killing Fields, Independence Monument, Blooming Lotus Temple, Ounalom Temple, Wat Phnom. In Sihanoukville, literally at every step you can be offered excursions to all these and other places in Cambodia.
All these excursions can be both group and individual, and you can also order just a transfer to the point you need, and buy the excursion on the spot. Excursions, depending on the intensity, can be one-, two-, or three-day with hotel accommodation and meals. Be sure to discuss all these subtleties with the seller. One day we almost got scammed. We went to a travel agency that offered excursions to Angkor for $19.

We were embarrassed by such an unnatural low price, and after 5 minutes it turned out that this company only offers a one-way transfer to Angkor, and the excursion must be purchased on the spot and get back on your own. So be careful and careful. Normal prices are approximately as follows: a sightseeing one-day excursion to Pom Penh will cost 50-70 dollars, a small circle of Angkor - 60 dollars, a more extensive premises of Angkor (3 days and 2 nights) - 150 dollars, etc. The cost of many excursions may include lunch, water and other necessary items that a tourist may need. But, again, discuss this when purchasing an excursion.

Russian Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville, as I have written many times, is an attractive city for Russians. There are a lot of not only Russian vacationers here, but also Russians who organize their own businesses, open hotels, and develop infrastructure. One of these companies, founded by our compatriots in 2002, is Snake House, which is located in the Hawaii Beach and Victory Beach area. It is a complex with a hotel and a mini-zoo where they live different types snakes, mini crocodile farm, various birds and insects. Some terrariums are stylized as tables, and if you are not squeamish, you can dine in the company of creepy crawlies.

The Garage bar and restaurant is located on Hawaii Beach (Victory Beach) in the Oceania complex - a long white three-story building that rents out apartments and floors. By the way, it is located not far from the “Snake house”; if you drive down the road from this place, you can see this large white building.

To get to the Garage, you need to drive into the territory of this complex. The “garage” occupies one of the wings of this building and is notable for the fact that it is a “biker” place. It is stylized exactly like a garage, inside there are expensive famous bikes (Harleys, Enfields, Phantoms) as exhibits, there is also a stage with musical instruments inside, where jam sessions and all sorts of performances take place, and above the entrance hangs a “real true biker” on Harley, leather jacket and grinders. The owners of this establishment organize regular promotions and events.

Here you can get help not only in obtaining/purchasing/repairing a bike, but also any other help (consultation).

Wat Krom, Wat Leo, St. Michael's Catholic Church

The road to all the sights of Sihanoukville always began the same way for us - from Dolphin Junction (a large intersection near Victory Beach, in the middle of which there is a monument with two dolphins). If you go uphill from there about 700 meters along Ecchorage Road (Ekareach Street), then when you reach an intersection where the road turns sharply to the right towards the bus station, you can get to the LHR gas station. It is located at a crossroads where you can get anywhere from Sihanoukville.

If you turn right near this gas station, then literally after 50 meters to another? On the side of the road you can see a sign in Khmer and English, which translates as “Catholic? temple of the city of Sihanoukville. To get to this temple, should you pass under this one? sign?, and after 300 meters you will see the Catholic? the parish is a large white building with a high roof, making the structure resemble an Indian wigwam.

To the left of it there is a small siend, where the church’s work schedule and announcements about ongoing events and promotions hang. On the territory of the Catholic church there are several buildings, the largest and most richly decorated of which is, naturally, the temple itself. The place where parishioners gather and where Khmer Catholics perform their religious rites is located a little further from the temple and is slightly larger in area. Is this building equipped with two staff rooms and a stage? in crosses.

In addition, on the territory of the temple there is a small chapel, turned into a columbarium, where the remains of deceased Catholics are buried after burning. Their ashes are housed in attractive burial urns, which in turn are arranged in neat rows on either side of a multi-colored image of Jesus? watercolors by children. As far as I understand, here are the remains of not only Khmer Catholics, but also people of other nationalities who professed Catholicism and died in Sihanoukville. The temple territory itself is located on a large observation deck, from which? the waters of the Gulf of Thailand are visible, active? Port of Sihanoukville, founded? by the French in 1955, nearby islands, as well as several piers. On the territory of the temple, in addition to the priest's house-palace, prayer building and chapel, there are several more, not so conspicuous, houses of Khmer Catholics with beautiful and picturesque squares near each of them, made in the Japanese style.

This church was built in 1960 by the French Catholic priest Agadobery together with the Khmer architect Vann Molyvann. As the name of the church suggests, it was built in honor of St. Michael, the patron saint of sailors, and therefore maritime motifs were very well reflected in the architecture of the building. According to the architect's idea, the church is a ship, and the roof is a sail. The interior decoration is quite austere, there is no place for excessive pomp and rich decorations, there are no benches, there is only a small altar, a crucifix, modest paintings on the walls and flowers.

It is quite spacious and on Sundays the entire Catholic flock of the city of Sihanoukville gathers here. This church is one of 2 religious buildings that survived the rule of the Khmer Rouge in 1975-1979. (at that time religion was outlawed and 71 of 73 churches and temples were destroyed). During this “bloody” period for Cambodia, St. Michael’s Church was used as a prison or stable, and it was reopened only in 1993 with the help of the UN organization.

On Mount Sihanoukville, from where a wonderful panorama of the city opens, there are two Buddhist temple- Wat Leo and Wat Kraom.

Wat Leu is located on the most high point This mountain is called the Upper Pagoda.

This weather was built in honor of Prince Chowrn Nat - the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, whose merits include the fight for the preservation of the Khmer language, nationality and culture. He is also the author of the Cambodian anthem, as well as one of the authors of the explanatory Khmer dictionary. His contribution to the development of the country is truly enormous. In one of the pagoda buildings (we were not allowed into this building, it is closed) there is a boat that is an annual participant in the Royal Races in Phnom Penh, which take place during the Return of the Waters holiday. Traveling doctors, healers and gurus also often stop here. I would like to note that Wat Leo is a functioning monastery where Cambodian monks live, study and learn the secrets of existence.

Our route first lay in Wat Leo along highway No. 4 to Phnom Penh, along which we drove 8 km to the Cambodia brewery, turning right near the Wat Leu sign. After this turn, you should drive about 1 km more and you will come to the “black” entrance of the Wat Leo temple. There we left our bike and went for a walk around the temple territory, which occupies about 20 hectares.

What is surprising is that on the territory of this temple complex There is a small village where the most ordinary Cambodians live. In the mini-village there is a golden-colored Buddha statue. Having walked around it, a long staircase appeared in front of us, which leads to the territory of the temple complex. The staircase is decorated with two five-headed cobras, whose bodies acted as railings.

There is a wonderful view from the stairs.
The main temple is located in the middle of this temple area and is very difficult to miss.
We arrived just at the moment when the temple was under reconstruction - active internal work and “cosmetic repairs” were being carried out. We really liked these paintings on the walls.

And this, directly, is the altar itself.
At the exit of their temple you can see portraits of the Dalai Lama and Chourn Nath.
This is the view from the temple terrace.
And these buildings are classrooms where monks practice.
And this is the monastic “teacher’s room”.

A very beautiful flowering tree and the composition around it. Weighty large flowers can be seen hanging from a tree Pink colour, which exude a fragrant, pleasant aroma.
On the territory of the temple there is such a nice artificial lake. By the way, monkeys love to swim in it.

View of Sihanoukville.

On the right side you can see a one-story building where the monks practice. A little further there is a small building, to which a ladder leads. Having climbed it and getting closer to the doors, we saw an inscription that says that this is “The Fund for Helping Children whose Parents Died from HIV and AIDS.” Here on the terrace there is a fantastic view of Sihanoukville.

This temple is notable for its controversial architecture: Buddhist and Hindu styles are surprisingly intertwined here.

Wat Krom is located at the bottom of the mountain, between Independence and Victory beaches and is called the Lower Pagoda.

Like Wat Leo, Wat Krom is also a working monastery, although it is dedicated to the goddess Ya-Mao (“black woman”), with whom many legends and myths are associated, and the Khmers have an entire cult dedicated to her. By local legends, Ya-Mao is a woman who lived in the 19th century on the island of Kampong Som, whose husband was a sailor and went to Hong Kong. She waited for him for a year and decided to go after him, equipped a ship, but a storm overtook her and she drowned, but her spirit remained alive. Since then, she has become a deity for all taxi drivers, sailors and representatives of other professions whose craft is connected with the road. That is why here all the tuk-tukers, sailors and taxi drivers, before starting the journey, ask Ya-Mao for blessings and present her with phallic-shaped gifts - bananas, incense sticks. And on route No. 4 near Mount Pitch Nil there is a chapel dedicated to her. All the residents of Sihanoukville want to appease Ya-Mao, since she is considered the cause of many troubles and misfortunes (accidents, illnesses, etc.), but, naturally, men fall out of favor (because of her negligent husband, in fact, she died ).

For local residents, this temple plays a big role - Buddhist festivals are held here, as well as high-ranking officials and important people of Sihanoukville are buried here. When we found an apartment and settled in it, we did not know that this temple was located nearby, but when the first Buddhist holiday arrived, we experienced all the delights of such a “neighborhood.”

It is located near our Dolphin Junction, opposite the 5 Men bar. The temple area is small; on the territory there is the temple itself, a sculpture garden, an observation deck, various buildings in which monks are trained, and the homes of the monks themselves.

The cemetery I wrote about above is chaotic here. This means that the “graves” and monuments are located in random order and you can understand whether it is a monument or just a sculpture by the presence of inscriptions on the tombstones.
Sculptures and tombstones.

We did not ignore such sculptures. The fact is that they very much reminded us of characters from Indian mythology (here you can see prototypes of the god Shiva, Ganesh, Durga on their war animals).

Ream National Park

Ream National Park, which is also known as Pre Sihanouk National Park, is a favorite holiday destination not only for tourists, but also for local residents. It was founded in 1993 and is one of the 7 national parks of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is located 18 km from Sihanoukville.

The territory of this park covers 200 sq. km and there are 2 islands, the mouth of the Prek Tuk Sap River, mango forests, jungles, wild beaches and underwater reefs. You can buy a tour of this wonderful place, you can ask for the help of a guide right on the spot, or you can enjoy the beauty of this protected place on your own.

Don’t forget that they charge money for transport here. The tariff is as follows: motorbike - 2000 riel ($0.5), car - 8000 riel ($2), bus or minibus - 10000 riel ($2.5). Here you can be offered 2 types of excursions - water and walking.

The cost of a guided walking tour is 5-10 dollars (the price will depend on the route you choose). However, the most popular are boat trips along the Prek Tuk Sap River, on both banks of which you can see mangroves and stilt houses of local fishermen.

The cost of this type of excursion will depend on the duration and route chosen. For example, a 2-hour boat ride to observation deck, where Mount of Worship is located, will cost 30 dollars, to the island of Koh Runk (there is a very beautiful nature: two waterfalls, jungle), Koh Runk Samloem (a paradise for divers), Koh Trang (there is a freshwater lake and healing thermal springs) - 25 dollars, and an 8-hour trip to Koh Ses island will cost you 70 dollars.

We drove to Ream National Park from our wonderful LHR gas station (which, by the way, is the cheapest in Cambodia). We filled the tank full - 3 liters - and drove along highway No. 4 towards the airport (you can see it on the map). Drive approximately 18 km in a straight line without turning.

On the way you will see the familiar Cambodia beer factory, near which there is a turn to the Wat Leu temple, we reached the airport (you can’t help but notice it) and saw a blue sign “ National Park Ream" with an arrow pointing forward. We went there, but first we decided to go around the park and see if there were other entrances besides the main one. To tell the truth, we liked this bypass and the beauty that opened up from it even more than the park itself. I have never seen so much greenery like here before, although our trip to the park took place during the driest period of the season, I can imagine how the vegetation is raging during the rainy season.

To the right were huge green mountains, to the left were plains, on which the shacks of local residents could sometimes be seen. After driving about 10 kilometers, we arrived at a beach called Ream beach.

There were both deserted quiet places and places full of local shakes. During one of these shakes, we were offered a trip to any of the islands (except private ones) for $25 - they pick us up in the morning, take us to the island and then pick us up at the agreed time. We really liked the idea and decided that we would definitely take advantage of this chance, especially since the price, compared to the price offered by any tour operator, is almost two times lower. Few people know about this beach, and there are no people here at all, only local residents lazily lying in hammocks, drinking coconut juice while waiting for crowds of tourists.

Out of curiosity, we went to one guesthouse (in truth, there was really only one there), which was located right on the shore of Ream beach and asked about the cost of housing. The cost of a room for 2 people for 1 day is 20 USD. By and large, this is very good price: quiet, own kitchen, security and right outside the threshold - the sea. I repeat, this part of Sihanoukville is still very quiet, there are practically no guesthouses, no hotels, and the fishing village, called Koh Kchang, is very small (the houses of the local aborigines are scattered chaotically along the coast), but the land here is being sold at a rapid pace. I think it will be quite crowded here soon.

After watching this part National Park Ream, we drove back and noticed several “side” entrances, and we went into one of them. The jungle with rich vegetation is a very beautiful and rich place. Of course, having savvy information in advance, we decided to inspect and study everything ourselves. Unfortunately, there is active deforestation here; there are a lot of paths. Be sure that you will not regret this trip: huge trees, bizarre vines, sharp and almost invisible animals (maybe we saw a wild boar, maybe a wild dog, or maybe even a bat).

The protected area is home to about 200 species of birds, many of which are listed in the Red Book, and Lake Tonle Sap, which is one of the largest in Southeast Asia and provides most of the Cambodian population with fish and fresh water, led by rare dolphins. Of course, there are a lot of monkeys here who are already accustomed to tourists and are not afraid of them at all. The “test shot” for us was the Mount of Worship, from where a magnificent panorama opens over the entire park.

The Kbal Chhay waterfall first became known as a national treasure since 1963, when the Khmer Rouge established their main camp-type base there. Until that time, it (together with the lake) supplied the Sihanoukville Reservoir with water, which met Sihanoukville's needs for fresh water. water. Since 1998 it has developed as a tourist destination? is the attraction private? companies? Kok An Company, which created a small tourist infrastructure there: parking lots, walkways, crossings, ladders, retail outlets and parking. A little later, the “national treasure” was returned to the government authorities of the kingdom. Currently plays a role as a source of drinking water? fresh? water for the city of Sihanoukville, as well as a tourist attraction and place for recreation.

Is there another way to leave there? road, which after 3 km, a fairly steep descent, will lead you to the intersection with the upper? old? Sihanoukville? dear?. If you turn right on it, then after 2-3 km you will come to the LHR gas station - our starting point.

We focused on greens there? a sign that showed us 2 directions: Victory Beach and Phnom Penh. To get to the beaches, you need to turn left, and if you want to get to the Kbal Chhai waterfall, then you need to go right, towards Phnom Penh, straight following the sign. After driving 11 kilometers, on the right side you will see a stone stele, on which? It is written in Khmer and English that this road leads to the Kbal Chhai waterfall.

Halfway along the path, right on the road, there is a blue wooden chicken coop, an impromptu checkpoint, in which two young Khmers are sitting and demanding payment for visiting the waterfall. But we were information savvy, and I had never seen information that visiting the waterfall was paid, and besides, we didn’t have a penny of money. Having turned out our pockets, demonstratively showing that we had nothing, we moved on.

Having passed this “checkpoint”, almost immediately you will find yourself at a lake with incredibly blue waters. fresh? water?, the end and edge of which is invisible. If you turn left behind this lake and drive to the far shore, you will find the most secluded place for contemplating the wonderful beauty. and untouched? nature.
There are also many creeks and swamps here.
After driving another 4 km and being soaked through with red? dust, we came across a parking lot in front of the waterfall.

By the way, at this parking lot there is local fast food (quite exotic for us - shellfish, chicken feet, etc.).
Leave your vehicle there and walk along the wooden bridge to the waterfall itself, about 100 meters.
Kbal Chhay waterfall is the confluence of two rivers, which form several picturesque cascades that merge into the lake.

With one? On the sides this lake has huge boulders, a kind of natural stone dam, consisting of several rapids. We counted four “floors” at this threshold: the top two, not very large in height, are platforms with a difference? about 2-3 meters in height, through which water flows in several gentle streams, between which, sitting on one of the boulders, you can arrange to cover a beautiful “clearing” with food, which, in fact, is what some of the visitors do? Kbal Chhai waterfall?.

The lower floors of the waterfall are located 20-30 meters below the upper ones. Getting there on slippery stones is quite dangerous, but if you decide to go down there, you won’t regret it; an amazing sight will open before you: a small stone plateau, where you can sunbathe, and a grotto in the rock entrance, into which? hidden by those falling from the big ones? heights with streams of water, having bathed in which the fatigue from the road is like your hands? will remove.
On the plateau itself you can find the most wonderful place for sunbathing. On the topmost “floors” there are specially equipped places for relaxation, which are... wooden canopies with mats under the “fifth point” and hammocks, and a large number of sheds selling souvenirs, water, blinders and food? all sorts of?-all sorts of things?.

How we visited the Kbal Chhay waterfall not in best time- the height of the season, when everything “dries up”, we did not find it in full beauty. To do this, you need to go here in August-September, when the munmun (rainy season) ends and the waterfall literally overflows with seething streams of water.

As a conclusion, I may repeat: Sihanoukville is an excellent place for lovers of a varied type of recreation.

Here you can soak up one of the beaches (according to your taste, you can choose whether it is equipped, expensive, private paid beach, and “wild”, with bounty palm trees), go for a day to relax in the cool waters of the Kbal Chhay waterfall, but if you want something new and unknown, you have a direct route to Ream National Park or to one of the islands, of which there are plenty here. If you want to join the local culture, go to one of the temples and learn more about the life of the monks, talk to them, they will probably tell you a lot of interesting details about the local shrines. Not both

Traffic on track 5 opens in the Yaroslavl direction (updated)

From Monday 13 January traffic opens on track 3 of the Mytishchi - Losinoostrovskaya section and track 5 of the Losinoostrovskaya - Moscow Yaroslavskaya section.

Additional on weekdays 27 trains are assigned(13.5 pairs) from/to Mytishchi, Bolshevo, Monino, Pushkino and S. Posad - both regular and express (REX). There will also be the schedule and/or stops of 31 trains have been changed.

21 trains to Moscow (including 9 express trains) will have an additional stop in Severyanin(on some express trains instead of Losinoostrovskaya). Some trains to Moscow also have stops at Losinoostrovskaya, Yauza, Malenkovskaya and/or Moscow-3

Three trains to Moscow, which are being transferred from track 1 to track 3, have had their stops on pl. Taininskaya, Perlovskaya, Los (due to the lack of a platform on track 3). One evening train to Moscow has a stop at Zavety Ilyich.

All changes to the schedule currently planned are taken into account on Tutu.ru, with the exception of changes in the routes of existing trains - this will be made on Sunday.

Besides, the procedure for passing trains on the Moscow - Losinoostrovskaya section will change.

Regular trains to the region will follow track 2 (formerly 4), which was used by accelerated trains to the region until January 12. On pl. Moscow-3, Yauza and Severyanin depart from platform 2 (and not from 1, as before January 12), along Losinoostrovskaya - from platform 3 (and not 2), along Malenkovskaya the platform will not change.

Accelerated trains to the region will follow the adjacent 4 (formerly 3) track, along which accelerated trains to Moscow ran on the Severyanin - Moscow section until January 12; the departure platform along Moscow-3, Severyanin and Losinoostrovskaya will not change.

Thus, all trains to the region (regular and accelerated) in Moscow-3, Yauza and Severyanin will depart from platform 2, and in Losinoostrovskaya - from platform 3 . Until January 12, only accelerated trains were sent to the region from these platforms, but from January 13, all will be sent.

Regular trains to Moscow on the Mytishchi-Moscow section will mainly follow track 1 (as before), individual trains will follow the adjacent track 3 (on the Losinoostrovskaya-Moscow section this is the former route “from Moscow”) without stops along pl. Taininskaya, Perlovskaya, Los due to the lack of a platform on track 3. Accelerated trains to Moscow will mainly follow route 5, some along route 3.

Due to changes in schedules and turnover, the departure routes of some trains at the Yaroslavl station, as well as the Mytishchi station, will change. Don't forget to look at the departure route on the board!

We remind you that from December 9, travel on the Kursk, Riga, Belorussky and Savelovsky directions will again become paid.

You can, as before, purchase one-time and season tickets by train at the same rates (and also use previously issued subscriptions), but without a free transfer to the metro.

Or you can use new ways to pay for travel (except for express trains, as well as the Rabochiy Poselok - Usovo section) with a free transfer to the metro and, as a rule, at more favorable rates:

1. Directly at turnstiles (validators) with a Troika card(only within the Chekhov - Novoierusalimskaya and Dmitrov - Kubinka/Zvenigorod sections).

You need to activate (recode) the Troika card once ( the card is automatically activated upon replenishment of any amount after November 21, with the exception of very old cards that do not support work with the MCD) and then simply apply it to the turnstile or validator before starting the trip and after its completion(even if there are no turnstiles at your destination). Exit validation must be completed no later than 5 hours after entry.

You just need to make sure that you have a sufficient amount on the “Wallet” of your Troika card; you don’t need to issue tickets at the box office. Tariffs for Troika between specific stations can be viewed in our schedule on the website and in mobile applications.

A free transfer from the MCD to the metro (and/or from the metro to the MCD) is provided within 90 minutes from the moment of first entry (or entry into the MCD boundaries).

Previously planned ticket for remote areas of the Moscow region ( further stations Novoierusalimskaya, Chekhov, Dmitrov, Kubinka-1)“The one-time complex ticket “Far Suburbs + MCD” will not be issued yet.

2. By “Unified MCD” subscription.

Subscription to the MCD "Unified MCD" ( other names - "Unlimited ticket for 1/3 days of the MCD", "Unlimited ticket for 30/90/365 days of the MCD", "Ticket for 60 trips of the MCD") acts not only as a subscription to the MCD, but also as a “Unified” subscription to Moscow public transport.

Thus, with the same subscription you will be able to travel both by train and metro (and other public transport in Moscow).

If you travel to the MCD only within Moscow(no further than the stations Shcherbinka, Volokolamskaya, Mark, Setun), a regular “Unified” metro subscription is enough. Moscow students and schoolchildren can travel to the MCD within Moscow using discounted metro passes issued on a social card.

If you travel, including in the Moscow region, but within the limits of the MCD (sections Podolsk - Nakhabino, Lobnya - Odintsovo), then it is necessary to issue a subscription "Unified MCD Moscow Region". This ticket can also be issued at ticket offices and metro machines.

If you travel along the MCD and beyond, You can issue a “Unified MCD” subscription from/to your station at the suburban ticket office, and it, in addition to travel on electric trains, will also give you the opportunity to travel on the metro and other transport in Moscow.

More details about this subscription and other tickets can be found in the carrier’s Rules.

Find out what passes are available by this route and their cost can be found in the full version of the website in the schedule between stations in the section "MCD along Troika"

As of the evening of December 8, 2019, new subscriptions have not yet been issued at suburban ticket offices.

For the “Dalnyaya without validators” tariff zone (where there is no one-time Troika tariff), the cost of MCD subscriptions is indicated on the website in the “Tickets and subscriptions” section (top right in the screenshot).

To use the "Unified MCD" subscription, you also need to activate the "Troika" card. To activate, just top up the “Wallet” of the card (after November 21) and sign up for a new subscription. Or you can contact the metro ticket office. .

All information provided is preliminary and subject to change.

Mark Semenovich Efetov

The train is coming

Vitya was about to travel on a train for the first time. He was very afraid of being late. That’s why Vitya and his father arrived at the station earlier than other passengers.

First of all, they went to the large board with the train schedule and checked what time their train left.

In the first room, where the schedule hangs, there are many small windows. These are the cash registers. Tickets are sold here.

Vitya’s father handed the cashier the money, and Vitya heard something slam behind the window: “clap-clap.” After that, they were given two tickets: one for Vita’s father and the other for children’s tickets for Vita. A composter was slapping at the ticket office - an iron dog that bites through the train number and the date on the ticket when the train departs.

Having received the tickets, Vitya and his father went to another hall. There were many passengers, porters, and peddlers. After all, thousands of people come here every day and every night, who then need to move on. They are called transit passengers. They have to change from one train to another. It happens in the city: you take one tram, and then change to another. But you only have to wait a few minutes for the tram, and several hours for the train, and sometimes the whole day. All this time, transit passengers live at the station.

Previously, before the revolution, there were three classes of halls for passengers at the station: landowners and factory owners sat in soft chairs in the first-class hall, the poorer ones sat on hard benches in the second-class hall, and the poorest sat right on the floor in the third-class hall.

Now at the station all the halls and rooms are the same: beautiful, bright. The best room was given to the children. It’s called “children’s room”.

There are more than a hundred different rooms in the big station.

On the way from the ticket office to the train, Vitya and his father passed by a book kiosk, a restaurant where passengers had lunch, and a children's room where the children of passengers played. They also passed the storage room where passengers' belongings are stored.

Vitya and his father walked past the controller, who was checking tickets and letting passengers onto the platform.

The train arrives directly at the platform. The station duty officer monitors order on the platform, listens to what he is told by telephone, gives orders and checks by the clock to ensure that each railway worker completes his work on time. The voice of the duty officer through a large megaphone can be heard throughout the station.

When Vitya and his father approached the carriage, the loud voice of the duty officer came from the speaker:

Attention! The train leaves in five minutes...

All the passengers heard these words and hurried to the train - from the restaurant, from the hairdresser, from the children's room, from the storage room...

Vitya and his father approached the carriage. Here they were met by a guide. They gave him their tickets and went into the carriage. Before the train departed, the conductor asked the mourners to leave the carriage, and he himself stood on the platform.

The duty officer raised his hand high with a folded flag. This means: “You can go.” But still, it is not he who gives the command to the driver, but the chief conductor. The inspectors and the lubricant had already reported to him that everything was in good order. The chief looked along the train - all the passengers were in the cars, all the conductors were in place. And after that he whistled: “You can touch it.”

After the chief conductor’s whistle, the driver started the car and pulled the horn handle: “I’m coming!”

The huge wheels slowly turned: the locomotive moved the long train from its place. Now the locomotive is breathing more and more often: “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go.” And the wheels started talking: “Run, run, run.”

The driver looks out the window of the locomotive to see if the path is clear. An assistant takes care of the car. The fireman breaks up large pieces of coal and then throws them into the firebox. And the firebox of the locomotive is so large that a passenger car could easily fit in it.

Throughout railway Special signals - traffic lights - have been installed. They show the driver the way with multi-colored eyes. They say: is it possible to drive, how to drive - fast or slow, where to stop. Along the way there are also columns indicating where the turn or climb begins, how many kilometers we drove from one station and how much more to go to the next.

The driver must be very careful all the time.

The train is traveling on the right track. And in the opposite direction - on the left track - there are other trains.

When the trains meet, the driver blows his whistle as if greeting an oncoming train: “Hello!”

The passenger train in which Vitya was traveling also heard the horn of oncoming trains in response.