I only just realized that today is my last day in Russia. I had been avoiding thinking about it, because I was expecting the worst RE my Chinese visa. But here it is – a bit over 11 weeks after I flew into St. Petersburg and was overwhelmed with its beauty and history, I’m about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vladivostok’
For Henry
Posted in Russia, tagged architecture, China, Harbin, Russia, trains, Vladivostok on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning (yesterday evening, your time!) I was chatting on IM with my friend Henry. The gist of the conversation was, “Where are you? What have you been doing? When the hell are you going to post again, you no-account layabout?”
The short answer is: I’m still in Vladivostok, waiting for my Chinese visa, which should [...]
In a fog
Posted in Planning, Russia, tagged China, Russia, Vladivostok on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been in foggy Vladivostok for 5 days, with great wifi internet access, but for some reason I haven’t posted. There’s so much to say about my train ride here, about this beautiful city full of American sailors (!), about the people I’ve met here.
But I’m afflicted with fog of my own – unable [...]
I love Vladivostok
Posted in Russia, tagged Russia, trains, Vladivostok on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve hardly seen it, but…it feels right. It’s much more beautiful than I thought – I expected lots and lots and lots of Khrushchev Specials, but instead I find slightly crumbling 19th- and early-20th-century structures on rolling tree-green hills. All surrounded by the Pacific.
Of course, this is an initial, sleep-deprived impression. We shall see [...]
Third post B4 Vladivostok
Posted in Russia, tagged Russia, Vladivostok on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s after midnight in Ulan Ude. I’m back from my frustrating journey north. I’ve had two large beers, so I’m calm.
The bus dropped us at the train station instead of the bus station ( “It’s Russia!”), but this time Russian logic worked to my benefit. I walked in and bought the first ticket to Vladivostok. [...]
