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June 24th 2010

Published: June 26th 2010

St. Petersburg We left a very wet and cold London on 7th June to arrive in St. Petersburg which was.....you guessed it, wet and cold. So much for trying to escape the unpredictable British summer then! Luckily it cleared up later the first day for our trawl across town to our first hostel of the trip. We stayed in a hostel called Friends and i have to say it was just like staying in a Russian v... Read Full Entry

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Mike & Helen

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Update since our last trip ended: We got back to the UK from our fantastic year travelling in June 2011. We spent the summer in the UK catching up with friends during a "glorious" English summer. To keep the thrill of discovering new places alive, we decided to look for work outside the UK, so home since October 2011 has been The Hague in The Netherlands, which we are looking forward to exploring in the near future..... Oh, and of course there is the small matter of a wedding to organise! Watch this space for future travels and thanks to everyone who has checked in over the last y... full info

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Our first hostel entrance!

It's called Friends hostel...and it lives up to the name in spades! Everything is themed...felt so familiar!

Biggest Canon in the world

But the canonballs were too heavy to be fired!

The Moscow Underground

Some of the cavernous stations were very ornately decorated

Its good luck to rub the dog's nose

Moscow commuters rub the dogs nose as they pass

Train Carriage Moscow - Tashkent

Helen with our fellow traveller, Braden

Helen with Yuri Jr and wife

Unfortunately we had to see the sight of Yuri daily for 3 days!

Helen with Yuri's Jr & Sr

Conversation was limited to "Hello", "Thank you", "Please" and "Vodka"!

Tiling detail on the fronting

Medrass fronting on Registan Square

Medrass and blue dome

A typical feature of Uzbekistan

Blue dome of Bibi-Khanym Mosque

A mosque built by Timur's wife as a gift

Herb Ladies

Samarkand market sellers with lots of fresh herbs

Samarkand market from above

Entrance to Shahr-I-Zindah Mauseloum

Where most of the great and good of Samarkand are buried, in spectacular fashion

Mauseloum Entrance - Shahr-I-Zindah

Line of Mauseloeums - Shahr-I-Zindah

Tiling Detail of Mauseloum entrance

Uzbekistan Money

2,500 Uzbek som = Â£1. But, with the largest note being worth 1000 som (40p), large wads of notes had to be carried around

Fronting of Mir-i-Arab Medressa

BUkhara

Bukhara Skyline

From the Citadel

Ismail Samani Mauseloum

A 10th Century Mausoleum in Bukhara

26th June 2010

Ali
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Vodka at 11am!
Nothing has changed then :) Looks like you are having a great (and hot) time. To update you, I will be a homeowner on Monday, crack open the champers and celebrate :D Keep up the good blogging. Ali (Still trying to get the last logo, if I win I can get a direct train from Clapham Junction, can't I?)

28th June 2010

Dean
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vodka
Come on Mike, tell the truth. Vodka for breakfast is how you train for marathons!! Trips sounds really good. Dean

28th June 2010

Gareth Hall
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Daisy Dukes
I believe those tight denim shorts are known as daisy dukes ( as in 'of hazard'). I know this because Katy Perry alludes to it in her popular music song in the charts right now with snoopy snoopy dog dog. What is missing is a 'bikini on top' however I suspect this man will have worn a 'mankini' on more than one occasion. Great pics so far!!

29th June 2010

Tom Schauer
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Amazing Trip
Mike, Amazing thing you are doing. So jealous. One question? Who is this Helen chic? I like her already. Around the world in a year. I hope that means you are visiting the U.S.A. and will be stopping by for a visit. I just may join you for a while. All the best. Have fun!!! And stay in touch my friend.

29th June 2010

Jim
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Caption comp
Thanks for keeping me entertained for while! I believe the brands are McDonalds, Starbucks, Pizza Hut and a guess on the last....Costa Coffee! Take care you crazy kids. Jim x x x x

9th July 2010

MikeandHelen
Mike & Helen

RE: Caption Comp
Well Done Jim! If we had to guess who would get it right, you would have been right near the top of the list. We are going to send you a special bonus one from China. See you in Delhi!

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