Best Eastern Mikos Hotel Perm

... During the day I read a bit, played cards and eat mainly. The views have thus far not very good it has mostly been trees. I am having banna sandwiches for lunch and noodels for dinner which I will be having over the next few days. There is a hot water dispenser at the end of the hallway . I managed to have my first shower as well or sink whoer as it is ...

... eigentlich erzählen wollte, war, dass natürlich mein Zeitmanagement ziemlich versagt hat und ich erst um kurz vor acht am Bahnhof war. Wir waren dann ganz schön im Zeitdruck, weil wir ja noch unseren Reiseproviant kaufen mussten. Zum Glück ist gegenüber vom Bahnhof ein Ramstore, wo wir um 2500 Rubel Wein, Wodka, Bier, Saft, Wasser und Brot gekauft haben. Das war eine unglaubliche Schlepperei. Wir sind daher gekommen wie die Packesel. Vorne und hinten ...

En nyt tosta sijainnista ole yhtaan varma, kun ei tullu tarkemmin laitettua muistiin missa millonkin oltiin, mutta kylla ton pisteen ainakin samalla radalla pitais olla. Kolmas paiva tassa junassa. Raportoitavaa ei juuri ole. Junassa on tylsaa, tylsaa ja sita samaa. Tai olishan tas tietty kaikkee kivaa puuhaa, vaikka kielen opettelua, mut ei jaksa. Ainakaan taal ei voi kiirehtia mihinkaan. Aikaa tulee kaytettya lahinna nukkumiseen, syomiseen ja erilaisiin kirjallisiin- ja ...

... at all. There we were, Russian dictionary in hand, trying to decipher each choice on the menu. Imagine how difficult that is when the Russian alphabet is completely different to the English alphabet, and so even finding the right word is a challenge. In the end, we just pointed to one of the breakfast options and hoped for the best. Luckily that worked out for us so we were well fed in the hotel too! Although the language barrier is a potential problem, it is so much fun!!

Hello again We've moved onto Perm now, which in Soviet Times was a restricted city, even to Russian citizens, and never appeared on any maps!!!! This was due to a huge (and I mean HUGE) tank/cannon/rocket making factory located in the city. Military staff weren't allowed to leave the city either whilst they were serving, for fear of revealing secrets. Spent today out at Perm 36, a former Gulag prison camp, that started life in the ...

... cart for BREAKFAST at 10.30am we were presented with a large menu all in russian and of course we didn't have a clue what anything was, so we just ordered some apple juice, then we over heard a young couple talking english to each other who were eating chicken with rice and melted cheese and mushrooms!! yum! so we pointed to their plates and ordered 2 of them for breakfast! After staying in our hot carriage, which recorded 37c on the ...

Non siamo riusciti a trovare il modo di andare al gulag purtroppo, allora abbiamo optato per andare a visitare la fabbrica della wodka, ma li il direttore e assente per una settimana e non si poteva vedere niente. Nel pomeriggio sono stato male, febbre, influenza, brividi,... Dopo qualche voltaren mi sono ripreso ma purtroppo la giornata e stata passata a letto ...

... a amadoue avec une barre de chocolat!), mais il s'estrevele tres sympa. Il parle mieux anglais que moi car il a pas mal voyage en Amerique et en Grande-Bretagne. Il m'a chante du Aznavour et connait Mylene Farmer. Il se demande pourquoi il n'y a pas plus de touristes en Russie, il nous parle d'endroits qui ont l'air vraiment sympa. On lui repond que le gouvernemnt russe ne fait pas tellement de publicite touristique, et que ...

... de 4 lits, similaires au mien en kupe, mais sans le mur de separation avec le couloir. C'est un peu plus petit aussi. De l'autre cote de l'allee, des lits superposes dans le sens de la longueur. Celui du bas se transforme en une table et deux places assises. C'est un joyeux enchevetrement de sacs, d'habits, et de gens. Suivant les affinites et les rythmes de sommeil, certains sont ...

... wouldn't be reading this without the Sandisk Cruzer mini 1.0Gb USB key. This little guy gets the finished journal entries from my laptop to the internet via most computers found at the local internet cafe (Windows XP machines are best). With built in drivers and 1Gb of storage, its like a tiny but huge floppy disk of old and can easily carry backups of important information and hold documents sent to your email, often ...