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Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 29th 2006

The overnight train from St Petersburg arrived in Moscow at 05:30 in the morning. Not a good start to the day! Our kindly old driver met us on the platform and whisked us through the darkness to our day hotel (we weren't staying overnight). After a shower and a bit more sleep we braved the metro to find our way to Red Square. After a false start (we boarded the North train by mistake - don't laugh, it's all in Russian) we eventually got near enough to Red Square and started the hunt for our guide. The whole thing was like a spy movie. We had been told that "she will meet you by the statue of a man on a horse" (a general from WWII, can't remember his name). Having found this, a woman in ... read more
Nic outside St Basil's Cathedral
Red Square
Moscow train station

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 27th 2006

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 24th 2006

Myself, Claire, Liisa and Tamzin set off from the obshezhitie at 10.30 this morning. When we got to the train station there was no elektrichka to Moscow until 2 o'clock, so we had lunch in a café until it was time to leave. The elektrichka was the same one that I took two weeks ago; a sort of long prison van with uncomfortable metal chairs, dirty windows and an untraceable damp smell. While they are travelling some Russians take the opportunity to sell things to other passengers. Every twenty minutes or so a person would come through the doors of our carriage - an open suitcase in their hand and a money belt around their waist - and make a loud sales pitch for their mobile phone holders, chocolate bars, portable torches or newspapers. They would ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 20th 2006

Hi there... On 8th of March was Women“s day in Russia... Official Holiday!! So on 7th several men of our company passed through the offices and gave roses and a congratulation-card to each woman!! Nice!! In the evening we had a tiny party at the trainees flat... we had a day off the next day, so we had to celebrate... Most important rules if you attend a Party in Russia... 1. If you hear about the party, tell the others! If it would be a private party people would tell you in advance!... Generally, the more people, the better!!! 2. Everybody buys some beer and brings it to the party (yes, eventhough there are other stereotypes, Russians drink far more beer than Vodka) this way everybody contributes to the party... and it is always welcomed to ... read more
And rule No 4 for parties...
The Sushi Bar...
Keep smiling...

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 9th 2006

We got up at 8.30 and watched some Moscow breakfast television. My shower was a real treat; I hadn't touched warm, clean water for three weeks. On her way to work Helen left me at Mayakovskaya metro station, which is half way down ulitsa Tverskaya. I strolled down the same street for three hours, trying to get a feel for the place. Being 'downtown' it is incredibly loud; a permanent traffic jam with pavements packed with people. Red Square is half an hour's walk from Tsvetnoi Bulvar, so I walked as far as the Kremlin and back. Looking in some of the shops for a belt and spring jacket was fruitless as every store on each side of the street was very expensive. I glanced up rather than left and right, to take stock of how ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 8th 2006

I set off for Moscow at 3.30 in the afternoon. The single ticket cost 68 roubles, about the price of a cup of coffee. My accent was terrible as I first asked directions to the station then spoke to the woman at the 'kassa', but they took pity on me and didn't scowl too much. The 'elektrichka' train wasn't the most comfortable. I imagine it's an elongated prison van; it has a wide corridor, rows of hard metal benches and windows so grubby that it was almost impossible to see the beautiful countryside out of. Coming up from the muddy floor is the strong smell of wet dog. Two hours and five minutes later I was in Moscow. I had no idea that my elektrichka ticket would also let me through the barriers into the metro, ... read more
Helen.

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow March 3rd 2006

Hey, ich werde mich heute noch einmal aus zwei Gründen melden… 1. es ist viel passiert 2. ich werde nun sicherlich nicht mehr so regelmaessig Internetzugang haben… Zum ersten Punkt. Ich bin hier in der Botschaft super nett verabschiedet wurden. Habe ein Zeugnis bekommen, sehr viele nette Wuensche und viele angenehme Erinnerungen nehme ich ebenfalls mit. Ich habe demnach am Dienstag meinen Dienst in der Botschaft beendet. Nun, was kann ich noch sagen außer dass es ein Erfolg war und mir super Spaß gemacht hat. Danke an alle die daran einen Teil beigetragen haben. Nun zu gestern. Wir hatten wieder einmal einen Botschaftsempfang, alle Praktikanten natürlich am Start. Aber ich hielt mich diesmal sehr zurück im Bezug auf Alkohol, habe aber bestimmt 2 Liter Saft getrunken. Danach sind wir noch in eine Bar, und war mich ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow February 28th 2006

Hallo again... and once again I'll share some new impressions with you... On 19th of February I went together with some of Leshas family to Lawra... but first we had a rich breakfast... did I already mention, that Russians eat a real cooked meal for breakfast??? Well, we had chicken and rice and salad... AT 7 AM!!!! Afterwards I felt sick and I had a stomach ache the rest of the day!! ;o) Well, anyway... afterwardsd i went with Leshas mom, his brother, aunt and uncle and their two children to Lawra... Lawra is a town, a bit outside of Moscow where a vary famous monestary is located... even though it is just 40 km it took us an hour to get there! Amazing!!! As I already mentioned, religious places are very colourfull!!! And religion is ... read more
Lawra (2)
Lawra (3)
Lawra (4)

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow February 27th 2006

Hey, es gibt wieder Neuigkeiten. Diesmal geht es hauptsächlich um das Trinken, jedoch keine Angst, das lag an den Feiertagen hier. Kurzer Bericht über die letzte Woche, es war ein Feiertag. Der Donnerstag ist in Russland eine Mischung zwischen Männertag und Tag der Vaterlandsverteidiger. Da wird natürlich in Russland viel getrunken. Und da Freitags das Arbeiten sowieso schwer fällt, wurde dieser (vor einer Woche) zum Feiertag erklärt. Deshalb wurde hier am Sonntag aber gearbeitet, zumindest offiziell. Nun, in der Deutschen Botschaft hingegen wurde Dienst wie gehabt vollzogen. Also Sonntags frei, dafür die Woche über arbeiten. Doch nicht jedoch bei mir, ich war mit einer Mitpraktikantin am Mittwoch nachmittag auf einem Empfang in dem British Council, sehr interessant und ebenfalls sehr sättigend. Danach beschlossen wir (leicht angeheitert) noch ins Kino zu gehen, warteten aber in ei... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow February 23rd 2006

Hi There again... How to tell in brief all the things I have experienced, seen and learned already in the first days... Generally speaking, Russians are quiete nice people, as long as you can either speak Russian, were introduced to the person ... foreigners in the street are not that friendly... they are muttering and unfriendly... to say sorry for stepping on somebody's foot... why??? During Rushour Metro is so packed with people, that everybody bumps into everybody... sometimes I feel like a cow in a herd, drove to somewhere. Metro doors open hundrets of people surge out of it, either to the exit, or through up and down leading floors to the next platform to be pressen back into another Metro and stand on other people's feet until they reach their final destination... cosy ;o) ... read more
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