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The Hunt for Red October
... a go. Our Russian host Ilya, ushered us along with two other guests at the hostel into his car, Steve from Beijing and Emre from Turkey. Needless to say the language barriers in this car lead to it being the funniest part of our stay in Moscow. Steve had seemingly walked the entire city and at every location declared “I have been here” whilst Emre seemed intent on finding a party for the night and a boat trip to take so at every location asked if the boat ...
Moscow Free Tour- Airat is the best Guide!
... displayed in China and asking someone about it. They told me it was a symbol of peace. How did that get so *******ized?!) We arrive just in time to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This elite, presidential regiment (like the Marines that get to work on Airforce One- saw a cool documentary about that) change every hour. They get to live in barracks on the Kremlin. (Everyone hopes to get this assignment for their mandatory, one year of service.) ...
Berlin Bound
... seems like a weird place. I’ve never really thought about it before, but there is definitely a Russian “look.” Everywhere I turn, I see people and I think, “wow, they look so Russian.” I think I’m just overwhelmed by being around so many white people. Everyone looks so BIG compared to the petite Asian physique, especially six foot tall burly Russian flight attendants...
Okay, I have a plane to catch! See you in Berlin!
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The Lay of The Land
... briefly adjacent to the St Petersburg railway station to gather our bearings, we continued. Sp Petersburg is a city of some 4.5 million inhabitants and was the capital of Tsarist Russia. It's location on the Neva River, close to the Gulf of Finland ensured its strategic importance as an international trading hub during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today St Petersburg is home to some 300 palaces and churches and the centre of ...
Russias Capital
... it when I got back. The hostel I was going to be staying at this time was definately more like your typical hostel with 3 floors of rooms and since it was in the backstreets a little hard to find at first. Unlike the day before I didnt have to wait til checkin time until I could put my bag in the room.
From here got the Metro to Novodevichy Monastary which looked more like a fort from the outside. Wandered around the grounds for a while and into a couple of ...
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