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Archive for August, 2010
deuce
When I used to think about Russia, I imagined it to be almost totally grey (and overflowing with vodka). I [...]
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
на почте
I have a sweet tooth. In fact, I think I am something like a sabre-toothed tiger when it comes to [...]
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
dominating sea cucumbers
The Russian name of the city Владивосток (Vladivostok) can be roughly translated into something like “dominate the East”, and it [...]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
under the clouds
The sun shines every day, only sometimes its rays get obstructed by the weather. That doesn’t mean it isn’t fun [...]
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
fog, ice-cream and vodka
Today I received a request by the family dog Rachel to go for a walk: So we stumbled through the [...]
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
the pearl
The weather changes so fast over here, you don’t even have enough time to say “hey look, the weather has [...]
Friday, August 6th, 2010
wave after wave
I went back to the beach today, and my sunburn got the worst of it. Didn’t really take any pictures, [...]
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
nostalgia?
A walk around town revealed an interesting relic from a time long gone: “Победа” (victory) it says in the star [...]
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
in a pothole
Russian vodka had finally gotten the best of me: “Blagoff Green Apple” it was. I have to admit I did [...]
Monday, August 9th, 2010
road to Africa
I had a good glass of квас (kvass) this morning. This is a sort of refreshing beverage made from – [...]
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
tiger style
… drip… … drip… … drip… … It had rained all night, and I woke up in a damp tent: [...]
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Goethe gazing at the galaxy
When I woke up I wasn’t feeling very well, so I decided to hang out at the camp site and [...]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
shortcut on the long road
Сергей (Sergej) said he was going to go back to the city today, and since I wasn’t feeling very well, [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010
СССР
I finally got my own personal taste of СССР ice-cream: The appearance reminded me of another brand: However, this tasted [...]
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Russian groceries
I did something very brave and honorable today: I went to the supermarket. By myself. “Добрый день!” (Good day!) I [...]
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Can’t be a Battle MC if you don’t speak the language
Strange and interesting things were happening in our neighborhood today. I heard weird noises: When I looked out the window [...]
Monday, August 16th, 2010 wait for night
I walked around until I found the right location for a time-lapse of the sun setting over the harbor: 804 [...]
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Russia can ROCK
…went and did the old time-lapse thing again today. I was hoping to find a better location, when in fact [...]
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
the beauty of cats
I was going to buy a bus ticket to China today, but first I had to make sure I didn’t [...]
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
the blue cat
…so when I went back to get my ticket today, I noticed a REAL communist advertising: … There was a [...]
Friday, August 20th, 2010
Jughashvili blows, but…
Got a good bowl of Борщ (borshch) with bread crumbs and sour cream today: Awesome!! Then we went to see [...]
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
all for one epic moment of LOL
Today, Рада (Rada) and me decided to check out a place called Русский Остров (Russian Island): Russian Island on larger [...]
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
DJ Punani
I was happy to find out that the Russians apparently have an active AFA (Anti-Fascist Action): See, those guys might [...]
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
around the moon
My last day here. :( I am going to miss Russia – and most of all her lovely people: This [...]
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
musical chairs
My friends took me to the bus station at 6 am. I guess we were all a bit tired: The [...]
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Prelude, Interlude, or Leisure?
Just how am I going to tag this post? First things first though: I took a cab to the airport [...]
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Yahximusiz!
I am on a 30-day tourist visa now, but I might need a few extra days on top of that [...]
Friday, August 27th, 2010 …is it safe to be here?
Some people might be wondering if it’s safe to be here in 乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi) after the deadly riots a year [...]
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
the beloved one
Let’s see if you remember this place: Not quite? Well, how about now: That’s right. “Hey, you’re the German guy [...]
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
earthworm and anaconda
day 353: 乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi) – 昌吉 (Changji) = 34,3km 2010-08-30.kmz on larger map So… I guess some of you already [...]
Monday, August 30th, 2010
ouch!
day 354: 昌吉 (Changji) = 0km I woke up and said hello to a fine day: I limped outside and [...]
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