The Zen of the Line
Some days it actually pays to wait in line I took the hydrofoil instead And this is an orderly line The day before I left I my journey along the Volga River cities, my friend Dave asked me how I felt to be traveling all the time. I know his…
Read MoreBut He Went by the Name of Lenin
A visit to beginning of it all: Lenin’s home town Lenin in his Red Period Hide from the storm in a cafe At least the tramvai is close In the late 1800’s, a young man came into the world by the name of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov in the town of…
Read MoreThat Looks Just Like My Dom
I never could find my way around Toglatti! One small part of the factory See any similarities? Pick one, any one And not just cars either! Sometime in the 1600’s a city was founded on the shores of the Volga River, just down a bit from where I am sitting….
Read MoreRussian Adoptions by the Dozen
Aren’t those Russia kids so cute! Every time I catch a flight outta Russia, I am amazed at the number of screaming babies I share the flight with. KLM even has a waiting list for the baby carriages on its 16:30 Moscow-Amsterdam flight because so many infants are in line…
Read MoreInternet Cafes Are Everywhere
Those bits and bytes are everywhere! Today I am in Toglatti, Russia’s version of Detroit, where the AvtoVaz factory produces over 50% of the cars sold in Russia. Tomorrow I am to leave for the birthplace of Lenin, Olyanysk, but I am a little sad. After searching for the last…
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