Chaika Kaliningrad

... are quite miffed that we passed without an offering of bread. Several people stride along the shore close to the water with walking poles. Hubby thinks they are cross country skiers practicing. As some of these people are quite old, I am not sure. More power to them. We sit at a café on the beach and have a drink. As the sun goes lower, the breeze picks up and it gets chilly. We choose to walk back ...

... came very thick, almost as thick as chocolate pudding. I tasted hers and it was like chocolate pudding! As the drink cooled, it got thicker and thicker. They bring a spoon along with it so that you can finish it to the bottom of the glass. Yum!

Yesterday we are walking up the square in Sopot, Poland and I notice people sitting in a café with cups of what looks like ...

... from the table behind us. We wave and wave. Finally we stand up and wave and then the waiter comes. We repeat the process to pay our bill. Why do I think that if we stood up and just started to walk away that we would be very visible?

Sitting in the plane next to the window. The flight attendant approaches with the snack and drink cart. She asks the two ladies ...

... The top floor had some paintings that were enjoyable. The next floors had furniture from the period including some wonderful old ceramic tile stoves from floor to ceiling. We even got into the kitchen. Usually you don’t get to see the kitchen.

Back on track to go get baked potatoes. I had a Mexican and hubby had a cheese. They were quite tasty. Not exactly Mexican like ...

... Amis sind ja so furchtbar! Offensichtlichere Floskeln gibs ja wohl GAR NICHT! Aber ich bin ja nicht unhöflich: "Where are you from?" - "US. Nice Shirt." - "Thanks."
Gut, dachte ich mir. Was für eine bekloppte Unterhaltung. Er musste möglichst cool wirken, als erfahrener Backpacker, Martina hatte Mühe ihre Augen wieder zuzukriegen, ich glaub er hats gemerkt, aber ich habe an seinen Lippen förmlich gehangen. War ja nun aber auch interessant was der Gute so zu erzählen hatte ...

... 1084;у еще и хрома 03; нога...

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Driving directions from Kaliningrad to Moscow more difficult than to ride through Europe!
For three days we waited for a visa to travel through Lithuania, which initially was framed wrong... And in addition to everything I had a lame leg...

... bakery and Don got an eclair, I got something that tasted like pizza bread with pizza sauce and cheese and they were very good. We checked out the crystal - beautiful, but I have no way to get it home. Poland is famous for its crystal and art glass. After about an hour or so of that we were done with being wet, my hair was soaked because I couldn't keep it inside my hood, my feet were soaked, and I was soaked. We headed back ...

Wednesday 30 August Up early as Marie from Baltma tours was picking me up at 9, now all watches and alarm clocks are on correct time. Went for breakfast in adjoining cafe and went on a very interesting tour of Balatiysk home to the Russian Baltic fleet in only Russian military and commercial ice free port. I had to get permission from new KGB to get in and then I cant take pictures of any military objects. Ive only been asked 10 times if I'm a spy for going on this tour. The place was ...

Monday 28 August Up at 8 to breakfast, Olga checked I still was up for the tour as she had to train it back to Kaliningrad to pick up car as boyfriend had to take her son back to school earlier. Had breakfast but had the ***** so slept a while then for a painful beach run. Back to hotel where Olga phoned me in room saying she was waiting - strange, I said I had to shower first. Showered, half way through had to go for a number 2 then met Olga and she drove me to the ...

... I was saying. He left without paying and I was joined by 2 attractive ladies then a little later by 2 men 1 who started speaking to me so I announced I was English and then he spoke in Russian to much hilarity. I got slightly abusive and the 2 men left and we were joined by a female friend of the girls. We, I mean I, had a slightly drunken discussion as they'd never met an Englishman before, but I was slightly sloshed and was winding them up so they ...