Here I am, a mere train trip away from Russia, summer holidays approaching - and no one to go exploring with. Woe is me. So what follows is an advertisement for the post of travel companion to Russia. (Pictures from this excellent website.)
Item #1: Mother Motherland. Built at the end of the 1950s, she's twice as high as the Statue of Liberty. Tell me you wouldn't give your back teeth to see her! (And I'm not ashamed to use hyperbole in this instance.)
Item #2: St Petersburg: specifically, St Basil's Cathedral. I've wanted to see these magic domes for longer than I can remember.
Item #3: The Poles of the Komi Republic.
Item #5: The Silk Road Train.
Item #6: the land of the Bolshoi ballet, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Solzhenitsyn, Chekhov, and Pushkin's Onegin. (Okay, Ralph Fiennes isn't Russian, but wouldn't it be nice to meet a Russian who looked like him?)
Applications for this post can be made through the usual channels.
Oooh E! I wish I could accompany you. It looks wonderful. While you're gallivanting, spare a thought for me, slogging through a summer seminar in upstate NY.
ReplyDeleteHave you spoken to Georgiya recently? Will you be staying with her at all?
By the way, the book arrived today. I shall go to the PO on Monday and pick it up.
Take care, intrepid one.
Ithaca is so beautiful that I am struggling to find pity for you in my heart! I haven't spoken to Georgiya recently - not exactly sure what my plans will be, as I have a lot of language learning to complete. Should know more over the coming weeks.
ReplyDeleteI note that Helen's visiting Thessaloniki? What fun!