The Byre
Travel Blogs from Bournemouth
The last day
It's gone so quickly and there is so much still to see....another return trip perhaps? It's been an interesting visit, different to that we expected perhaps, as mentioned before, contrasts from lavish demonstrations of (modern) wealth to remnants of the soviet past. From Lada's to Lamborghini's, it has a real mix, but looking through a sort of facade which behind it there is still some way to go to get to western world standards, ...
Getting Ready a Week to go!
So were frantically working (ro) / seeing friends / packing and buying last few bits and bobs! Insurance paid for and flip flops packed. Roisin packing up her room and thinking about how to take Yannis in her backpack :) We will try and write on ...
Packing warm clothes!
Well, we are only a a day from going and just about to start the packing. The temperature is about -10 in St Petersburg so the need for very warm clothing is essential. So we needed to get some new gear to make sure we are going to keep cosy. Padded quilted coats are the thing, light, warm, and easy to pack, so those have been ...
School visit
... a town area nearby, Swaythling. Such a dilapidated area that is! Lots of boarded up homes and closed shops, but luckily, there still is a MacDonald's Restaurant!
So I picked up the two lady teachers and took them safely to the main site of Bournemouth and Poole College, at North Road in Poole. I went to a smaller site of the college, at Constitution Hill. I was met by the Head of the Media Department and then visited 3 ...
That's it, home
... daft dog! So that's it blog watchers our trip is now complete. We hope you have enjoyed following our adventure, we have enjoyed keeping the blog going even if it has been a challenge to do it some days! Even Trying to et wifi has been a challenge? Well this has certainly whetted the apatite for adventure, so what's next....umm, we'll see? Simon and Helen ...
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