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* Da svidanya!
* 'Snow', Uma, Pushkin & General St. Pete's Nostalgia * Thelma's Tour Guide * Peter's Palaces, Fountains, Boats * Dostoyevsky, Rooftops, Trams, Springer News * Hermitage * Rain, Sunsets, Ballet, Neva, Music, Music, Music! * Anna, Vodka, Lilacs & Elf Shoes * Cathedrals & Crowds * Safe in Saint Pete's * Signing Off... * Polski Encounters & Troya * Vision Express & Westerplatte * Train Trauma, Pirate Ship & Eyeglasses * Solidarity & Splurging * Ritter Kleidung * Father Jan Twardowski * Found Oma & Opa's Street! * Train Travels & Polski Peron
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June 30, 2004Da svidanya!Just a quick entry, as this is my last full day in Saint Petersburg. :( Have had such a wonderful, amazing time! Visited the Engineer's Castle today and bought a book of Anna's poems in Russian and said my farewells...Read this update June 27, 2004'Snow', Uma, Pushkin & General St. Pete's NostalgiaSpent Saturday sleeping in and then went to a movie which was memorable for the theatre as much as the movie. Spent today at Pushkin, which was an accomplishment because I mangaged to get out for there for only 18...Read this update June 26, 2004Thelma's Tour GuideAnother memorable day on Friday, as I spent it with Thelma, an older lady from LA who was in town for a few days (staying in the hostel) and feeling nervous about sightseeing on her own. We went on a...Read this update June 24, 2004Peter's Palaces, Fountains, BoatsGreetings from SUNNY Saint Pete's! Oh, how wonderful it has been to see the sun the past two days. I swear everyone on the street is happier not to have it raining. I, for my part, have been celebrating by...Read this update June 22, 2004Dostoyevsky, Rooftops, Trams, Springer NewsWatched the sun rise this morning perched on the roof of an apartment building in Saint Petersbug with some Russians and English folk. Had one of the most interesting, memorable and utterly random white nights on the solstice, the shortest...Read this update June 19, 2004HermitageI was prepared for this to be beautiful, and to be full of tourists, since today is Saturday. However, both were more overwhelming than I realized. I spent all day inside the five buildings connected to the Winter Palace and...Read this update June 18, 2004Rain, Sunsets, Ballet, Neva, Music, Music, Music!Gosh, I am at a loss where to begin. I have had so many memorable moments here, and I can't believe I've been here over a week already! The time just flies by. Still haven't visited the Hermitage or Pushkin...Read this update June 15, 2004Anna, Vodka, Lilacs & Elf ShoesOkay, okay, no worries. I'm safe, just a bit sick. Been having a splendid time, however. Met some terrific Germans in my hostel (all because I don't know how to use a European clothes dryer rack) and finally got in...Read this update June 12, 2004Cathedrals & CrowdsWhat a city! Wow, wow, wow! Wow to the amazingly beautiful St. Isaac's Cathedral, which I visited yesterday (the 11th). And wow to the amazing amount of people, traffic, and pollution on Nevsky Prospekt. Having never been to New York...Read this update June 10, 2004Safe in Saint Pete'sJust a quick note to let you know that I am finally in Russia! Woo-hoo! Caught a taxi to the Gdansk airport at 4am (way too early) and got to Warsawa just fine. In Warsawa had a four-hour wait and...Read this update June 09, 2004Signing Off...from Gdansk, that is. Have scheduled a taxi for 3:30 in the morning to take me to the airport so I can catch the 5:30 plane to Warsaw, and from there, I fly to Saint Petersburg....Read this update June 08, 2004Polski Encounters & TroyaWhew! Full, fun day. Had some great encounters with people today. Did a lot of sightseeing, but I can tell you about all of that later. The encounters with people were the best...I'll try to recap......Read this update June 07, 2004Vision Express & WesterplatteJust a quick post today to let you know I got my eyeglasses successfully replaced at a store called 'Vision Express' in the major shopping mall in Gdansk. Long story short, they replaced both lenses in my existing frame, which...Read this update June 06, 2004Train Trauma, Pirate Ship & EyeglassesHad a wonderful day today with Abi (the English girl I met in the hostel) in Sopot, a lovely beachside town. We wanted to take the boat, but it wasn't running since it was Sunday. So we took the train....Read this update June 05, 2004Solidarity & SplurgingVisited the Solidarity museum today, which I successfully found thanks to a German couple at the hostel where I'm staying. Ha! It was actually very moving. I didn't really know very much about Lech Welsa and the fact that they...Read this update June 04, 2004Ritter KleidungDressed up as a Teutonic knight today and had my picture taken by some Polish guy. The sword and the helmet were really heavy, but the little dress/cloak thing was pretty cool. Hope the pictures turn out okay (just used...Read this update June 03, 2004Father Jan TwardowskiSet out this morning to visit the Solidarity Musuem and walked around for what felt like an ETERNITY unable to find it. The English girl (Abi) had told me that it was a great museum and easy to find, which...Read this update June 02, 2004Found Oma & Opa's Street!Think that I was able to find the street on which Oma and Opa's shops were located. Haven't got the courage up yet, though, to ask a 'local' and find out for sure. I spent the day just wandering around...Read this update June 01, 2004Train Travels & Polski PeronI knew that Berlin would spoil me for the polski life, and I was right! Got myself a little bit turned around with the train because I was engrossed in a book......Read this update |
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