Statue of a two polar bears

Going north to Murmansk in Russia

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November 22nd 2008
A short trip to the north - really far north Last summer dad had a few days off when mum still had to work. Those days dad took us for a short vacation trip without mum. That doesn't seem to happen very often these days. Dad doesn't seem to go anywhere without mum anymore. We have been thinking that maybe dad is getting too old to travel on his own. Or maybe it is that mum is not le ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Kola Peninsula » Murmansk

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