on an unrelated note:
(no. dima is not among them)
first breakfast = yum
square that is red
yay artsy pic of cathedral!
fountain. with man on horse. upon it.
this is very misleading. one would think there is snow. but no. thats just the color of the roof. (it was about 80 degrees)
awwwwwww. see the cheerful tourist?
(cheerful tourist gets sarcstic)
moscow river
part of a panorama i choose not to display in its entirety
inside the red square
no its not made of sugar. (fie hansel!)
view from my apartment part I
view II (its kinda the same)
view from my room
me + kids i met there
cousin olya. the only relative there i like.
her brother peter. (the unfortunate)
soccer!
forest!
more forest!
lake of deception. (it is scummy and unpleasant and releases vile odors)
field!
grim reaper!
loyal communist woker with scythe. and ducks.
a friend's datcha (country house) (very pretty)
the town in which the datcha is, pronounced: pobeda (yay cyrillic alphabet!)
train, aka electritchka
my cousin peter. still unfortunate.
amusing poster.
another amusing poster, both of which utilize old commy propaganda designs
collection o'posters
russian walk of fame
there were about 10 stars total
arbat (rather like the promenade. VERY touristy)
sepia!
ooooo. nuff said.
fun with black and white
theres meaning here...somewhere...i think...
o man. coolest dancer ever. (erm, not)
the following require explaination, and so:
i worked in a tv studio. a russian tv studio (as would be expected) (as i was in russia) anyways, so on my last day the makeup girl thought it would be tubes of fun to make me up like a russian news anchor. ie. whore. my language was not advanced enough to defend myself against the onslaught. feel free to laugh (i did)
sultry. ish.
cheeeeeeesy.
shock! (my phone rang)
what i actually looked like in normal light- HARLOT!
and in conclusion, danny, the korean missionary i sat next to on the flight home:
i love traveling