Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Travel Blogs from Nizhny Novgorod (7)

Slept Like a Baby, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia travel blog
Slept Like a Baby
Jan 19, 2006

We slept like babies on the train as we didn't have to worry about anything with the door locked. We missed seeing the white Europe-Asia Border Obelisk outside of Kungur, but who figured we'd miss spotting a snow covered white monument in the middle of ...

A travel blog entry by eatdessertfirst
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Happy Thanksgiving weekend!, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia travel blog
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
Nov 26, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a potluck thanksgiving meal and really enjoyed each others' company.We're were thankful that we finished exams just the day before. We had papers with everyone's name on it and we wrote little messages to each other, of why we' ...

A travel blog entry by pdxtrekker
My Portland Spot, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia travel blog
My Portland Spot
Oct 4, 2005

I've found a sacred spot on a path near my dormitory. I call it my Portland spot, because it really reminds me of Portland, with a beautiful hillside full of colorful trees dipping into a valley, with the Oka River at the bottom, and a bridge that allows ...

A travel blog entry by pdxtrekker
Service Projects, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia travel blog
Service Projects
Oct 6, 2005

Every Friday we have service projects. Tomorrow we start officially. Our options were to work in one of two orphanages, assisting or teaching in elementary schools, high schools or universities, or physical labor on an Orthodox church. At first I wanted ...

A travel blog entry by pdxtrekker

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