Memorial Day in Red Square |
We spent memorial day in Red Square, and believe me, it was worth every billion we spent to bring these godless bastards down.
Lenin's tomb serves a double purpose as taking-parade viewing stand, and...
Posted by Brendan on Mon, 29 May 2006 06:30:00 PST |
Thank You |
I've said "thank you" incorrectly in Russian approximately 278 times now to various service-employed personnell It's spa-ceee-ba, and I say, sbar-zi-ba-to.
This is making Sarah hate me....
Posted by Brendan on Sat, 27 May 2006 08:28:00 PST |
Moskva |
We rolled into Moscow last night. Took a wrong turn out of the train station, and ended up where people sleep in burned-out cars. Hailed a cab.
Today The Kremlin made my wife weary. Big military prese...
Posted by Brendan on Sat, 27 May 2006 08:23:00 PST |
The worst job ever |
Some lady sits on a chair in a circular room at the dead-end of a hallway in The Russian Museum. There's nothing in the room but a 7-foot painting of Stalin.
Posted by Brendan on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:49:00 PST |
Gypsy Attack! |
While getting on a subway train today, Sarah and I witnessed some gypsy team purse snatching. Unfortunately for the 11-year-old ragamuffin, the Russian lady who owned the purse got ahold of his arm an...
Posted by Brendan on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:47:00 PST |
Our housemates at 7 bridges hostel |
Besides Tim, Leah and Ira, we have:
4 really cool Polish botonists in town for a convention that they THOUGHT was going to be in English.
The Cuban Guy, who's name no one can remember, and now it...
Posted by Brendan on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:44:00 PST |
It could ruin your whole day |
St. Petersburg's water is not potable thanks to some kind of parasite or bacteria or something. If you drink the water, your intestines will fall out and burst into flames. True fact.
Posted by Brendan on Wed, 24 May 2006 09:41:00 PST |
The Longest Day |
The last two nights in Finland, I didn't sleep at all. On the second to last night, I took a picture of Helsinki Cathedral at 10 PM. Maybe it was the constant daylight that had me freaked out, maybe i...
Posted by Brendan on Tue, 23 May 2006 12:01:00 PST |
I'm a Funcionalist Now |
Functionalism is like Bauhaus but better. Where bauhause, if I remember right, was about the materials used in the building, Functionalism is based on WHAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE USED FOR. So I'...
Posted by Brendan on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:27:00 PST |
The History of Finland |
Finland was a part of Sweeden. Then one day, Sweeden invaded Russia. Guess what happened next?
So Finland was a part of Russia. After The Revolution, Lenin, having bigger fish to fry, let the Finns go...
Posted by Brendan on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:19:00 PST |
