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http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/lilith1987/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from lilith1987 en-us Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:43 +0000 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:43 +0000 The Argentian born Sicilian sitting next to me just said something about that so I thought that'd be a fun title for today.So I left off in Prague. The 2nd we went to Prague Castle and wandered around despite that fact that it was absolutely freezing. The first thing we saw was the Lobowitz musuem which is a musuem about the Lobowitz family. They were a family of princes in Prague for about http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava-Region/Bratislava/blog-233766.html In their guide to Prague they refer to lunacy and festivities in Prague's Old Town square not it's real name but there's no way I can type the Czech on New Year's Eve and everyone had told use the Prague was an awesome place to spend New Years and now I feel like lunacy was so the right word. It turns out that fireworks and firecrackers are not only legal here they are sold with reckless http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-232015.html Cause I bet I've been in more. Now equipped with a ghettofabulous havemorepagesadded passport the real travel has begun. But I left off in Belgium so I'll work my way back.The night of the second day in Belgium was interesting to say the least. We went to a Congolese restaurant out on one of the metro lines on Brussels. It took a little while to find because for all it's benefits lon http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Skane/Malmo/blog-231164.html I've had a very long day without any real reason too. And we actually only had the waffle portion of the title.I did by the way manage to get on a train yesterday with relative easy to come to Brussels to meet Kira through the first train I wanted to catch wasn't running because the train in front of it broke so I just caught the next one. It's about 3 hours by train from Amsterdam to Bruss http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Brussels-Capital-Region/Brussels/blog-229816.html This past weekend was a good weekend. It felt very mich like I would expect a winter's weekend to feel like during the time of the Tsars. I went with Maragaret to the Yusopov Palace which took a little while to get too because it turns out that there are to Yusopov Palaces in Peter and the one I saw on my map and started walking to was not the right one. On the up side the wrong one had a p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-229500.html I realize it's pointless to ask the question when I'm telling you in the blog post but since I'm going to be hitting so many cities in the next four weeks I thought a Carmen Sandiego theme might be fun. Any objections Good I love you guys can't respond to say no....On that note as well according to my email inbox more people read this than just my mother who I think has actually stopped http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-229497.html So boys and girls I've been on a bit of a hiatus. Or my computer has. My lovely lifesourse of a computer has been on the fritz lately so when I get on the internet it's been the take care of high priority items like emailing my mom and checking facebook . I've got a couple entries that've written so I'll get them up here back dated soon and everyone'll be nicely caught up before the whirlw http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-227249.html I'm sitting at a cafe with free wifi with some friends one of whom is talking to her brother over skype. Her brother is apparently making teradctyl noises I don't know why and she just said I like the inquistive teradactyl noise. Aside from that I've had a very chill week filled with readjusting to St. Petersburg. It snowed for the first time on Friday and it's now beautiful and freez http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-220655.html Also can I say that I seriously disagree with the Olympic CommitteeSo my experience in Sochi was greatly tainted by the weather this week but let's be honest weather will probably affect the Olympics too. It rained a lot while we were there. We had a couple days of sun but it wasn't nearly what we were told it was going to be and very disappointing. But I can take you through the week. Mon http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-218509.html Yes I know I'm a day early but I don't know if I'm going to update tomorrow. So remember Guy Fawkes tomorrow. And since I'm writing from the world of political repression celebrate dissidents though let's not kill anyone ok friends Ok happy subjects. I'm in Sochi and it's warm and pretty and I'm wearing flip flops. Basically it's fantastic compared to life in Peter or Moscow. It wasn' http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/South/Sochi/blog-216790.html So Irsquom sitting in the Subway on Nevsky Prospect which has free wifi and dijon mustard that burns your nose. The mustard is amazing even though itrsquos so spicy especially because Russian food is so bland most of the time. Irsquove never loved American exportcommercialism more.When you all start thinking that Irsquom basically living the Russian version of an extended spring break http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-215509.html I forgot to mention about Tallinn on the way back it took us three hours to cross the border Russians vs. Estonians round 843. During the wait the bus or most of it sang the entirety of Bohemian Rhapsody a cappella. It was fantastic.This morning was the first morning where it was legitimately dark when I left my apartment. Itrsquos been dusky and dark but today it was really night b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-215508.html What Irsquove been listening to a lot of Sinatra. Plus Russia takes a lot of effort sometimes.Ok itrsquos official I suck I updating. I try I really do and then I fail. So just deal. On the agenda for today Dima Bilan of both varieties metro Tallin Swan Lake and whatever else I remember during the course of writing. And since Irsquom writing this with an internet connect p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-212505.html I have a few measures of business to take care of but first omg I have forgotten who plays the supporting role in Singing in the Rain. Not Gene Kelly but the guy who sings ldquoMake lsquoem Laughrdquo. This is bad. While Irsquom writing this Irsquom doing my homework for pazgavor discussion which is about movies and so in a weird way relevant to my life.Ok business. Irsquo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-209694.html Irsquom sorry I know I disappeared but I had some things to take care of. If I told you though it would totally kill the fun of it all. Anyway back to business. Irsquove had a few requests for topics which Irsquoll try to cover. But first where did you all go Am I not worth the emails Keep the love coming guys.Ok the last entry was a little harsh on the Russians and theyrsq http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-207558.html In fact many of you have been waiting for it. Oh sure itrsquos nice a fun to hear about the sightseeing and the adjustment to Russian culture etc. But when the shit starts hitting the fan now thatrsquos when everyone starts tuning in.Some of the kids in the group have come up with a phrase TIR. This is Russia. It explains anything from why the internet caf233 in Smolny my campus http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-203965.html Honestly I don't know. But that's where I am and I thought you all might enjoy it. This place is a little wierd when you step off the streets of Nevsky Prospect because it's nice and clean and ultramodern and definitely does not have a Russian vibe. I'd also like to give a shout out to my program headquarters in Maine who I found out patrol our blogs to see if we violate any of the rules and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-200712.html Since you looked at me. No. That's the BNL song. I've been here a week and I've backloaded some pictures. More will come. Classes have started because Russia too begins school September 1st. All the means for the forty Americans piled together here in Smolny Campus is that we have a siginificant amount of Russian language classes and an odd exposure to Russia teachers. Getting to school eac http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-199826.html But that's what my host mom's dog looks like. I kid you not.Actually folks I'd love to write a real entry detailing to ups and downs of arriving at an airport that looks like it may fall down any minute getting picked up by a guy who didn't speak English who the regailed me in Russian with the wonders of St. Leninsburg including I might add how pot is legal in Russia it's not and how Lenin http://www.travelblog.org0 Sorry for the randomly fast entry yesterday. I'm back in business and ready to roll. That said I'll try to tone down the use of cliches.Orientation was odd I'm not going to lie but I did get to meet everyone in the Russian Language and Russian Area Studies Programs that's here through the same company I am. All told there are about 40 of us ironically we're all trying to cram in the same i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Saint-Petersburg/blog-198275.html