Weekend in Kazan
Kazan is the modern day capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan and lies about 450 miles to the east of Moscow where the Volga and Kazanka Rivers meet. Kazan was formed in the early 15th century but became the capital of the Tatar Khanate that emerged from the Golden Horde although it said the [...]
Golden Ring Cities – Suzdal
Suzdal is perhaps one of the most interesting of the ‘Golden Ring’ cities North East of Moscow, and one of the oldest remaining towns in Russia with records showing its history dates back to at least 1024 AD.
The Streets of New York part 1
On our recent two weekend trip to New York (and a few days in Vancouver in the middle) I was pretty determined to some photos for my course in the form of Street Photography, candid shots of people. I of course wanted to combine this with my usual mix of architectural oddities so when we arrived and had showered in the hotel we went for a little walk to see what we could see.
Early Morning walks around Oxford
Whilst on a visit back to oxford we stayed in the Randolph Hotel, very nice, very plush, very English! A couple of the mornings had some amazing light at dawn just as the sun was rising and I had a wander around.
Breaking the Ice on the Moskva
Whilst Lou and did a boat cruise on the River Moskva in the summer (on Moscow day) on a small boat with about 20 other people, in the winter this isn’t possible, however there is a longer cruise on an icebreaker.
Moscow – Autumn Weekend
Here in Moscow the Autumn days of falling leaves in parks seem to be all too short but this last weekend was one such weekend, nice ‘crisp’ (cold-ish, but no rain) weather, and still had to catch up that the failed attempt at a walk in the park last weekend.
Moscow – the first month or so
It has been about 6 weeks since we moved here to Moscow and it feels like we have done so much, and so little, from multiple trips to Ikea (a necessary evil!), to being overawed in Red Square, once again multiple times. So the apartment we settled on is in the area of Kitai Gorod [...]
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