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Novgorod
Left St Petersburg for Novgorod - a 4hr bus trip away to the south. Arrived to bucketing rain - not too bad given that it was the first real day of rain since we arrived in Russia. Tonight went to a local's house for a tea party. Jury was out on what we were meant to take - we were told ...
A new acquaintance
... she stood in line with me, offering to help me buy the ticket. I accepted her offer with much gratitude. With the girl's help, I got the exact ticket I wanted - platzkart, lower bunk on the side. A bed with some head room, unlike that of my Kiev to Moscow journey. We then exchanged names - hers was Valerie. She offered to show me around Nizhny Novgorod, and despite my suggestion that she might have other things to do, the offer stood. ...
Volga Voices
... didn't stop them all singing some great songs on the 10 minutes ride back over the Volga. I actually really enjoyed it. They were quite oblivious of me. But I did offer my applause, to which they smiled politely. I didn't understand the lyrics of course in Russian but they sang them well and with so much passion. Rock ballads I would classify them as. I managed to grab a video on my camera and sound recording on the phone.
I thanked them again as we ...
The River Volga Strikes Accord
... boulevard I realised that this must be the midnight parking spot as suddenly scores of cars were parked along the street with youths and young people all clamouring for each others attention. The street drinking culture is huge. I like it. But there were plenty of I'll effects to be seen.
After hitting the ATM and taking a punt at what the non-English options were saying I successfully withdrew some cash enough to pay the room attendant. And ...
The ancient art of wood construction
... secretly smiled as they each took turns to position themselves in various poses on the bleached wooden steps or the verdant grass lawns, while the other took their photo. After an hour or so the swamp land that surrounded the site came alive with mosquitoes and as the welts grew large on my neck and shoulders I raced back out to wait for the old bus again to take me back into the town of ...
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