Getting left behind
I have mentioned on Facebook that we stood 4 hours in the bus in a traffic jam on Sunday. For obvious reasons, I was not…
Rainy Days
One of the first things that I packed for our trip was the umbrella. I was told that Kaliningrad gets a lot of rain in…
A lack of respect
When I was young we were taught to have respect for our National Anthem. We always stood on attention when it played and we sang …
I am bored
One of the things I always need to guard against is boredom. Some people might say it is because I was born under the star…
A burning BMW in Kaliningrad
We woke up in the middle of night. The wind was howling outside and a strange smell hung in the air. We closed the windows…
Early bird catches the worm
Friends have told us that Russia will be playing a volleyball championship against Cuba today. Last night we checked availability on the Internet and to…
Natural Mineral pools in Slavsk
The bus pulled up close to what seemed to be a big swimming pool. A lot of children were laughing and jumping in and out…
Adjusting to life in the city
Life in the city is very different to life in the country side.Andrey and I are used to wide open spaces where we live in…
Religious Icons in the Russian Orthodox Church
Religious Icons at the Novodevichy Monastery in Moscow and other Russian Orthodox Churches. Religious Icons on display at the Novodevichy Monastery and a very interesting exhibition…
Protected: An obnoxious rooster
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A reunion and celebration
When my head hit the pillow last night, I was gone. We were so tired but this morning we woke again woke up early again.…
S7 Airline – Budget Airline in Russia
S7 Budget Airline Review. This review deals only with the actual ground staff of S7 Airline as we never made it into the air. My…
We missed our flight
A MISSED FLIGHT – WHAT NOW? I am actually too embarrassed to even mention this publicly but sadly it happened: we missed our flight to…
Buying a Sim card in Russia
One of the first things we did when we arrived in Moscow, was to buy a sim card. We didn`t buy one at the airport…
Protected: Getting from Paveletskiy Station to Nataliya and Sergey`s house
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