Sokol Suzdal

... fake polygamy...lots of trees...Suzdal churches...dinner with family...fields of flowers...carriage ride...Moscow Kremlin...Lenin's mausoleum...coffee at GUM shopping center...St. Basil's...walking along the river...beautiful metro stations...final train ride...Peter and Paul fortress in the rain...strange hours at Peterhof palace...boats along the canals...beautiful performance of Giselle...late night taxis...final goodbyes...

Thanks for a great trip!

... that he said was the truth; didn't go to college and became a dishwasher instead; later, decided that he wanted to be a lawyer; after getting a fast college degree, got accepted to Georgetown Law (!); worked in securities law for a while; didn't like it; went to Dartmouth for an MBA; while at business school, did a "media experiment", in which he sold "human-flavored tofu"; he was a celebrity for a little while; then, he backpacked from Algeria, through the ...

... through or their Russian tour operator understood that I requested the cheapest accommodation. Maybe they upgraded me. Whatever the case I'm in a deluxe king size room with a bathroom and lounge (3 seats). I've seen smaller living apartments in HK! My first job was to secure my exit for the following day. Off back to the bus station. I had a note written for a ticket at 08:10. But they seemed unwilling to sell me a ticket for the following day. Oh well a backup plan was formulated if ...

This place in Russia near the town of Voronezh is called Russian Palestine, because of the similar scenery and chalky soil.

Many centuries ago the nuns came here and made the caves in the soft chalky soil. That was the moment of foundation of the Convent of the Saviour.

... i shopping - no beer (will bet hot on train), only one packet of salami (will go off) and no yoghurt (will go off). Off to station for 11.00 and off to train number 10. Would not tell any different than any other night train apart from cool uniforms of Provonishtas (female train attendant for every carriage on train. More on them later). In carriage number 1 (there is a carriage zero), Coupe (cabin) 6, bunk 22. Get to Coupe and swoop top bunk for ...

... Nadezda's negativity is invading me - - Sex with Elina? - No. - Because she is perfect in my eyes. If one thing is perfect, everything can be. Sex is imperfect. Why? It is the end and completion of a wonderful adventure that should never end. It is the consumption of a person. It is selfish, in every way. It is impure. It is her, this angel, being selfish. Sex is a finite step. A concrete line. It is a desire for something greater than life ...

... society. Such an experiment would've been good for the people of Staryy Oskol, Russia, I think. The current, animalistic and business-like exchange of romance could've been exchanged for a more-compassionate one. The depressed poor, by uniting a bit as a single family, could've learned to empower themselves. But, unfortunately, I had no phone and no ability to be contacted while in Staryy Oskol, so this experiment wan't begun. Tsk, tsk. Here's a list of the top-ten ...

The Russian word for "god" is "BOG." The Russian word for "rich" is "BOGATYY." I now believe that a belief in God necessitates selfishness. God is a higher being, and if a higher being exists, then that means we beings are not all equal. If we are not all equal, then we are not all the same. If we are not all the same, then we each have our own "ego-personality." If a person accepts that his "ego-personality" is his own and therefore precious and special, then, I ...

My stay in the Russian town of Staryy Oskol ended on July 6. The stay had lasted nearly eight weeks - or, about a month less than I would´ve hoped. During that time, I saw Nadezda and Elina nearly five days a week. I love dark-haired girls, and I love long-haired girls, so I sometimes felt like Elina had fallen into my arms from the sky. She was sometimes very playful and entertaining. Her dream is to make it in show-business, in America if she ...