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Onward To The North!!!
... looked out the window, and noticed what appeared to be dozens of cargo containers like you see on cargo ships all stacked up alongside the train tracks, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM!!!! OMG! Maria told me they were illegal Tajiks (immigrants from Tajikistan) that were brought into Russia to work and are under the protection of powerful mafia types who pay off the government to keep them there. ...
Galleries and a (much needed) History Lesson
... Lazarus. This theme is repeated on the outside with the life of Alexander II ( his birth and proclamation of throne on the south and military achievements on the north), drawing a comparison between the earthly and heavenly tsars. Next I head over to the Summer Garden, a beautiful collection of tall trees, manicured lawns and fountains. It is the oldest park in the city. The Red Garden is Peter the Great's vegetable garden. He planted rarities of the time, such as ...
Texas Charm and an IPhone
... 8217;s not always a bad thing. It was “vetted,” you could say, so you knew what you were buying was really Russian and not fakes. I shopped. One charming custom they have is that when you enter a shop you’re offered coffee or vodka, so I had vodka at 10 am. I justified it as being a bloody Mary without the tomato juice. It was good vodka too.
Our next stop was Catherine’s Palace, out of St Petersburg, so we had a bit of ...
St Pete's: 7 trains, 2 buses and a plane later...
Lisa: Sorry for the delay in writing this, it has been incredibly busy as I am sure you all know. This is actually a retrospective account from a snowy Les Collons in Switzerland where we are working our season!
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Well Russia got off to a great start in Moscow, and we quickly fell in love with the sights and culture. The Moscow Metro is another story unfortunately - we got lost on the way to the airport and ...
Faster than a Whirlwind to Culture Central
... in Russia, just a couple of blocks away from St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Hermitage Museum. After we check in, a few of us take a walk past the Cathedral, to the river and the Museum, and back to the hotel along the Nevsky Prospekt. The sun is still above the horizon as I take photos at about 9:45pm. The tall spires covered with gold have surely been built to attract attention in the last rays of the sun. Gorgeous!
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