Reval Hotel Sonya St. Petersburg

... 8220;Biscuits! We don't need to go... Where?” and once he came to, we packed, left half our stuff at the hostel, and set off for the train station. Next up, Murmansk, the far north and the cold of the Tundras.
Both of us got on the train and went to sleep immediately, sleeping until 7. The sights were irrelevant at this point, coughing and sneezing we had a light fever and a raging cold, maybe of the swine variety, maybe of the vodka variety, maybe of the pavement **** variety ...

... instructor, Andrei Andreivich. Giovanna and I began talking jokingly about how we have been looking for a friend with a dacha (a summer home outside the city) so we could spend a day or two like Russians do during the summer. Andrei Andreivich told us that he had a sort of dacha and he could take us on an excursion to see it if we wanted. We said, "well of course," but didn't realize he was serious until he started packing up his things. So we walked to ...

... I have been running a literal bureaucratic gauntlet today trying to get enrolled in classes, pay for the dorm, get the internet set up, take a placement exam, and buy other odds and ends that I need. This system is definitely not set up to be convienent or easy. I should have my own internet by Friday. The way it works here is that I have to fill out lots of forms and then wait for them to be signed so that some dean can sign them so I can pay for internet ...

... photos - shows Jim being sprayed with water while walking over some rocks that set off the water spray. Another one is a circular bench and once someone sits on the bench - the water falls down around them. Peter liked to play these tricks on people. We pitched some coins up to the boot of Peter the Great - trying to get one inside his boot and then it was time to head to the Palace where we had our tour AFTER the public tours were over. As a matter of fact - we ...

... out and see the city at night. I wondered around in the warm evening, my iFriend suggested it was around 16 degC. Passing famous landmarks, canals and then the Neva River with its bridges drawn allowing large night river traffic through. Returning down empty streets I never felt threatened or concerned. I probably had the edge of any would be attacker because I was sober! Returned back at 5am sleeping through till 9. Ended up going to Victory Park with the new ...

... gi ja suundun linna peale. Matkan piki Sadovajat. Apteeke on iga 100 meetri tagant, pidin ostma Leemetsale mingi tsi-tsi-asja. Õnneks on silt rahakoti vahel - tsitramon. Esimesest muusikapoest saab probleemideta Kino ja Öised snaiperid. Üks raamat tuleb muidugi ka kaasa võtta. Selleks ajaks kui suure dorgovoi domini jõuan, on minu huvi kaubanduse vastu vähenenud nullini ja nagunii on taskud juba cd-sid ja tsitramoni täis. Jõuan Neevani, eesmärk saavutatud. Kõht annab endast j ...

March 19 I woke up, with Andrea, at 7:13 A.M. In the morning we ate at our favorite breakfast, which was Café 1913. We had delicious hotcakes. They were steaming hot when it came out of the kitchen. They had delicious maple syrup. If didn't know any better I thought it came straight from Canada. After breakfast, we went to Mikhailovsky. Mikhailovsky use to be a castle but was later turned into a museum. This museum is one of the most ...

... Both were very nice, but the man thought it was dangerous for us to travel without a tour group. We obviously disagree with that statement or we wouldn't be here, but it was interesting seeing his point of view about traveling in his own country. We've actually found people to be much nicer than we originally thought they would be. Wednesday--June 27 ...

... convienently ran out of de english type forms...Mmm. So just as i am starting to feel happy with myself for apparently filling de form in correctly with the use of my book, de immigration chic tells me i need duplicates :-(( Once done i grab my things off de luggage belt - thankfully it actually arrived this time around, n head out. I was met by my driver who spoke absolutely no english, so we were a good match with me n my no russian. So without a clue ...

... to sell the milk just so they can buy food to eat. It is another world, but a world to which I will return one day. I didn't want to leave, but I know China will be just as amazing. I hope you enjoyed reading this entry, it only touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of what I have done, otherwise I'd be here all day typing. Hope all is well, drop me a message some time and I'll try and reply asap. I really enjoy hearing about what's going down back home. Take care Neil