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Russia Day 8
September 21, 2008 – 3:23 pm
You thought I forgot, didn’t you? Nah, I’ve just been busy. Self-employment has a way of occupying more hours than normal employment. But I have it here, right on my to-do list: “FINISH RUSSIA BLOG”. So let’s take a dip into day eight. In referring to my notes for day eight, I have only one [...]
Last Day in Russia
August 19, 2008 – 5:12 am
Today’s our last day; we leave tomorrow morning. So sad. I’ve only made it through half our time here on the ol’ blag, but I’ll get to the rest eventually. Just not while we’re here. In the meantime: NO PRANCING. (Image credit for prancing man: Andrew’s sister Jane. I never managed to grab this shot [...]
Russia Day 3
August 13, 2008 – 3:11 am
Day three was pretty quiet. Owing to the perfection of the weather we decided just to head out to one of the parks, accompanied by some chocolate croissants. A sixteenth-century church. One of the few with a tent-style top. Tonight we get on a night train bound for St. Petersburg and points north. We won’t [...]
Russia Day 1
August 11, 2008 – 4:35 am
Well, let’s get this photo out of the way right out of the gate: Red Square at twighlight, trying not to look exhausted. We arrived at around 4 AM our time, and stumbled into the puddly, smokey Moscow airport in a daze of excitement and slight trepidation. Apart from a sour young customs lady who [...]