To the Motherland!
Well, it's all done. Flights are booked, visas have been stamped (good lord there are so many hoops to jump through...), hotels have been reserved. In exactly one week from today, I will be going to Mother Russia. Specifically, St Petersburg and Moscow (y'know, the two places that people actually care about).
My main goals (I have two!) in russia are these:
A) See dead Lenin's corpse. I am a bit worried about my fascination about this, but dammit how can I resist it? It combines my favourite things! Dead bodies and history! (Also, making fun of communism. Seriously, I will be trying so hard not to start yelling about commies in the middle of Lenin's Masoleum.)
A friend has been joking to me that you can go on the 'Dead Communist Tour.' There are four commies on display (creepy, yet awewsome) - Lenin, Ho Chi Min, Mao, and Kim Sung-il. I think I must try to see all of these at some point in my life. Purely so I can say I did it. (It may involve breaking into North Korea and causing an international incident, but I'm suprisingly cool with that.)
B) Buy a russian style hat! Which are apparently called Ushankas. Oh god, I want one SO HARD.
These are the only things I really care about in Russia! All others are secondary. (Although Russian Vodka is also on a list of Things I Must Experience, as is seeing the Kremlin).
If I don't come back, it's because I totally deserved it. I am honestly not sure whether I'll be able to resist mocking either Putin or the commies while in Russia.
My main goals (I have two!) in russia are these:
A) See dead Lenin's corpse. I am a bit worried about my fascination about this, but dammit how can I resist it? It combines my favourite things! Dead bodies and history! (Also, making fun of communism. Seriously, I will be trying so hard not to start yelling about commies in the middle of Lenin's Masoleum.)
A friend has been joking to me that you can go on the 'Dead Communist Tour.' There are four commies on display (creepy, yet awewsome) - Lenin, Ho Chi Min, Mao, and Kim Sung-il. I think I must try to see all of these at some point in my life. Purely so I can say I did it. (It may involve breaking into North Korea and causing an international incident, but I'm suprisingly cool with that.)
B) Buy a russian style hat! Which are apparently called Ushankas. Oh god, I want one SO HARD.
These are the only things I really care about in Russia! All others are secondary. (Although Russian Vodka is also on a list of Things I Must Experience, as is seeing the Kremlin).
If I don't come back, it's because I totally deserved it. I am honestly not sure whether I'll be able to resist mocking either Putin or the commies while in Russia.