Kalinka Hotel Moscow

... chosen dead end when, looking like obvious tourists with our maps out and scratching our heads, probably one of the only English speaking Russians came up to us asking for directions to the same place! We banded together ( by that I mean she went off and asked people in Russian where it was and we just followed) and eventually found the place.<br><br>Happy in the fact that we had our tickets we had other business to attend to (aka our 7 day food supply for the journey and also we a ...

... seemed too small, except the mausoleum of papa Lenin, closed and solemn under the red walls. The streets were clean, not even a cigarette butt in sight, the fountains sparkled and the stores contained Ferraries and Bulgari watches, Prada and other fancy, fancy things that we were too poorly and low in the chain of life to even look at... We walked through these streets and marvelled at the architecture, which was impressive and far between, space obviously not an issue in this city ...

... to the city centre and has a water features, the impressive Victory Monunment, roller bladers showing off and a an Arc de triumph. nearby is a a museum dedicated to the Napoleonic wars which i sadly didnt get to view. May be next time.<br><br>Moscow was a great place with lots to offer. The history more than interesting and the contrasts in architecture striking. But after 3 more than full days i was ready for a change of scenery, or so i thought.<br>

... die mongolische Wüste, die weißen Bergspitzen rund um den Baikal-See und dann die unendlichen Schneeflächen Sibiriens bis mir in der Gegend vom Ural dicke Wolken die Sicht versperren. Vor meinem inneren Auge wird der Film unserer Reise langsam rückwärts gespult. Es war ein verdammt guter Film... (Und nur zur Klarstellung: Diesmal hab ich nichts vergessen oder verloren... schön langsam wirds ja doch)

Lots of it, is the most significant observation that I have of Moscow, the influence of new money is obvious everywhere, We are staying about 15 minutes walk from Red Square and a quick stroll down toward the square reveals designer shops with immaculate window displays along each avenue - Louis Vuitton and other hallmarks of affluence are everywhere in the Moscow districts that I saw. The costs of things is exorbitant, and the supermarket that we went to pick up ...

It's so damn cold in Berlin! It's supposed to be summer still but the weather is like in November! Today at least it wasn't raining so I guess I can't complain. But everywhere inside, no matter if it's embassy, shop or flat, it's so extremely cold, everyone is angry about that! Now I'm siting under my blanket, drinking hot tea and almost shaking inside! I want a normal September weather! The day was pretty fine, however I started having some kind of crisis, I have no idea why I'm ...

If you arrive in Berlin by train, your first sight will be the very new (opened May 2006) and very cool Hauptbahnhof (Central Station), which is now the largest train station in Europe. 1100 trains pass through the station everyday. Aside from the first photo, this album gives you an impression of the station and the surrounding Spreebogen beach on a warm night in early summer.

... indiano, que nao sabe o significado de !Hola! ?que tal ? Uma neozelandesa um tanto quanto infantil nos acompanhou. Conheci o Phil e Ryan (Australia) e Joaquin (Dinamarca) no albergue e fomos com o Luis para um bar com bonecas manequins e futebol totó, pinbolin para os paulistas. Depois de uma cerveja boa de sempre, rumamos para um lugar mais 'underground'. Nenhum caso em especial pra relatar. Voltamos ao albergue e rangamos Kebab no caminho. Pela manh ...

... to Berlin, but the discounts make no sense at all if you're paying student fares (discounts virtually always only apply to standard entry). The best part, I think, was just walking around the city, especially Kreuzberg, a great transitional district I wouldn't mind living in, with a little bit of everything and a pretty sizeable population of people. As far as tourist things, you can't go wrong with the Checkpoint Charlie Haus, despite or because of its chaos. If you go to Berlin, you will not be disappointed.

... open for free, so we decided to check it out. It was after we visited Berlin Dom. We went to Berlin Dom and decided to go inside. It houses number of tombs in this church of historical figures. Here, Matt is sporting his football team's (Seahawks) jersey on top of Berlin Dom. There were about ...