Sunday, December 31, 2006

Russia - an update

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Garry and I have returned safe and sound having experienced Russia in the snow and spectacle of Christmas. The following nine posts capture ...
Saturday, December 30, 2006

Circus of childhood dreams

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Our last night in Moscow was spent at the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Bulvar. I can only describe the experience as that of a childhood fanta...

The art of Russia

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Our final two days in Russia were spent exploring Moscow's many sights. Highlights included a late night wander across Red Square, a vis...
Friday, December 29, 2006

Boxing Day in Moscow

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Our train from Pskov pulled into Moscow’s Leningradsky station shortly after 6:00am on Boxing Day. Outside large, fluffy snow flakes were ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Star City

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Twenty-five years ago, on April 12, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture into space. His successful launch stunned the Americans,...

Pskov for Christmas

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For more than 1000 years, Pskov and the surrounding area has served as a border zone between Russia and the West. Constantly the subject of ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Christmas Eve

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Pskov was covered in snow when we arrived. It was late and the sky was pitch black. We couldn't see anything as our tour bus drove us t...
Sunday, December 24, 2006

The train to Pskov

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We departed St Petersburg for Pskov by train at 6:00pm on December 23. Our train departed from Vitebsky station, an aging, slightly arcane b...

Postcards in the snow

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Our second full day in St Petersburg was spent exploring many of the city's more popular sights up close. We started our day with a vist...