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Texas Charm and an IPhone
... from Romania, tried to help me. I told her that I had the email in the Cloud and that I could move it to my Verizon account and print it out, but of course you have to get in first. We both tried, then she had to go to dinner. She said she’d see me later, and I said probably!
I finally got fed up and decided to go eat. I also got out my IPhone and was able to move the files. By the way, FYI, when I purchased my international data package ...
Nighttrain
... about the food? Well, besides smoked Volga fish and Tsjak-Tsjak (Чак-ча 1082; in Russian) there is only the standard fare of kebabs and slaslicks combined with pizza and of course the Mac which is highly popular with the locals.
Kazan when rebuild in 3-5 years will be a big provincial town with a couple of sites, but a full day will be enough ...
Into Russia
... into Russia. Having been told that every company ran a 9am bus, we searched for our ride. Not a single bus left at 9am. Instead, we settled on the 12:30pm bus, giving us time to grab some last groceries (peanut butter!) and a haircut (figuring it was the last time for months I’d find a haircutter that spoke English).
The bus ride was fairly uneventful as we hurtled down the road as fast as we could for the Russian border. This pace was ...
Peterhof Palace
Peterhof Palace is called "Russian Versailles" for a reason - it's gorgious! Lush green gardens and bueatiful fountains make the palace's gardens a favourite summer spot in St. Petersburg area for both locals and hordes of tourists. The higlight of ...
Russian/American lists
So here I am with only 3 days left in this long trip. It is hard to believe that it is coming to an end. I have some museums visits and the like to write about here but today I just wanted to write a couple of lists...
Things I will miss about Russia:
1. Russian language - pretty self explanatory. I know that when I get back to the States it will be so strange to hear English around me in place of the swishing sounds of Russian and will be ...