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September 20th 2011

Published: September 21st 2011

Hi Everybody! Walt and I left St. Petersburg on Sunday early in the morning. Ten different trains run daily between the two cities. We chose the fastest one and made the trip in four and a half hours. We quickly realized that we only had the hotel address in English, but we did have the hotel's phone number. In the future, we need to remember to have the hotel send their name and address i... Read Full Entry

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Everette Studdard

Everette

Walt and I enjoy traveling to interesting places, meeting new friends, and sharing our adventures with others. I started this journal-blog when we made our extended trip to Asia in 2006. Writing the blog has gotten to be a habit. After this trip around the world, I am going to limit the blog to one per country. We hope you will keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.... full info

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Wonderful Wrought Iron Fencing

Famous Opera Singer

This man had a deep bass voice and supposedly could break windows and chandeliers with certain notes. He was a greatly loved man in Russia. He wished to be buried in Russia, his heart sent to Paris, and his vocal chords preserved by science. His wishes did not come true.

Kruschev's Grave

Kruschev's tombstone was designed by an artist that he detested. At every opportunity, he publicly criticized this man's work. No one seems to know why he was chosen to do this tombstone.

Gorbachev's widow's grave

This was the most popular grave in the cemetery and had dozens of fresh red roses on it. Mrs. Gorbachev was loved by the people and often compared to Jackie Kennedy.

One of the Seven Sisters Buildings

These buildings all look alike and were commissioned by Stalin. Two similar buildings have been built in more recent years and are called the 2 step-sisters.

New Shopping Center

The doll exhibition was inside this new building.

Matapreshka Exhibit

These dolls were giant size. They were of many different designs.

Giant Matapreshka Doll Display

Orthodox Shrine

Karl Marx Statue

This was across from the National Theater.

High Heels Everywhere

I am not sure how these women walk for long distances on cobblestones in high heels.

Children of The Victims of Their Parents' Vices

This set of statues created great controversy in Moscow. People did not like it. The children are brass and behind them are the vices with Indifference in the center. Others are money, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, sadism, no memory, child labor, poverty, inadequate IQ, violence, etc.

21st September 2011

Janet Tyson Prosser
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Everette, In our trip in 1998 when we adopted our daughter, Svetlana, our party of adoptive parents traveled by van around Moscow doing all of the preliminary tasks before leaving the country. After passing the fifth of the Sisters buildings, I commented to our guide that I felt like the driver had been taking around in circles because we had passed that same building 5 times. She and the driver laughed and laughed and then explained that Lennin liked the building so much he had it built over and over again.

22nd September 2011

Peggy Hail
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Thanks
Thanks for sharing, we look forward to sharing you travels with you. Your comments make it so interesting.

22nd September 2011

Yvette LeMire Martinka
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Thanks for your fantastic blog. Enjoying it very much. :>) Blessings, Yvette (Jim Hammett's sister in law)

26th September 2011

Everette
Everette Studdard

Thanks, Yvette. We are having a great time. Russia is a very interesting country. Tell Yvonne that I am keeping Jim in line. :)

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