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The Church on Spilled Blood

as seen from Nevsky Prospekt. I never realised how many cables and wires cross the canal until I saw this! Luke's pic.
Gerogian Pasties. Mmm. Not.

September 27th 2006
This morning was foggy and rainy and the metro was more rammed than usual. Luckily I was squashed between two fitties which made for cheap thrills. Not sure if they saw it the same way. Still, everyone was in the same boat. Or train, so to speak. Another horrific queue for the mashrutka has put me in mind to arrive ten minutes earlier and walk tomorrow, weather and organisation depending. Today we ... read more
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