20.3.2008 - 14:00 helsinki
after a night makes almost no sleep the first group on the way to Moscow. Unfortunately, the Finnish post martina's passport verschmissen and they unfortunately had to stay in Helsinki and we have missed wirklch!!
would have originally been our travel directly by train from Helsinki to Moscow, but unfortunately there were complications and so we had to catch the bus to st. Petersburg and from there the night train to Moscow. at 23:59 is our train from st. petersburg left for Moscow. in the same train there was once two surprises: the first was that we always us the four cabins for two to share with two alien had (all cabins were originally reserved only for us). The second surprise was more positive: the beds and cubicles were very clean - almost like in a hotel. actually our first goal was to launch to train restaurant there on our trip to Russia. are then surrounded by two beds in our gekraxelt (we had beds, fortunately, the upper).
03/21/2008
at seven-thirty we arrived in Moscow (I have not slept at all in the background). will be awakened by the Russian railway to the Russian anthem, and then you continue on Russich pop music - I found this very entertaining and was immediately ridiculed by bene, because I'm totally exhausted mitgetanzt. all our luggage, we have given and are the same and go exploring Moscow. the impressions is very difficult to describe. moscow us with bright sunshine, snow storm and then suddenly both welcomed ... that was exciting! but at best it makes you even a picture of my day in Moscow:
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| Russia Trip - Moscow |
at 23:00 we are risen again in the train and we are on the way back to Moscow made. this time we have shared the cabin with an elderly Russian couple, who have snored for the bet. For this reason I was able to remake an eye.
22/03/2008 07:00 arrival in st. petersburg. we were by daria (one st. petersburg remember) from the train station picked up and taken straight to the hostel. this is basically the same for the Hermitage (the only river in between). The hostel is a former apartment in 3 (or so) floor of an old house and was basically fine. only with the shower, I had little argument (the water has changed constantly between extremely hot and extremely cold).
after three hours of sleep we (Bene, Charlotte, Virginia and I agreed) once the environment to explore the hostels. The hostel is situated away from the tourist places and so we had the opportunity to live the true Russian view.
the evening we went longer sat together in the hostel kitchen and talking to new people and got to know (in our travel group were not only people from the Evteks but also many other Erasmus students from other universities). some have the same st. Petersburg nightlife crashed and unfortunately they have not understood the key to the hostel and have therefore not let me sleep again (-> as you can see I've slept since my birthday basically nothing).
23/03/2008
visited the Hermitage and subsequent bus tour st. petersburg. the selection of the programs could have fit any better. for the 23 was the only day on which the weather was quite disgusting with blizzard and freezing cold. at night we have rented us a limo and then we tried to find a club, but unfortunately it was a considerable letdown ...
24/03/2008
visit the Katherine's palace in Pushkin. in the Katherine palace was originally the amber room. because the original is lost, there is "only" a re-design. The whole palace was basically the 2nd world war destroyed and then painstakingly restored.
the afternoon we (again Bene, Charlotte, Virginia and I) st. Petersburg at your own pace and found it had lots of fun. It turned out that we are the perfect travel team ...
the evening came out for the Russian dinner: 5-course menu with music Russian. then we went into two bars around the corner.
homecoming we went to the taxi. But taxi ride in Russia was quite an experience because Russia is in basically every car that is a taxi. they simply waved a taxi and negotiated a price from her. and that works fine. but for safety we always divided so that always two boys and two girls go together - better safe than sorry!
25/03/2008
day of departure - we are once again through st. petersburg strolled and then have to travel by train back to Helsinki made.
here the pictures of st. petersburg:
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| Russia Trip - St. Petersburg |
Finally, I can say that I was five spectacular days in Russia had also had when I got by basically no sleep. One thing I've definitely learned to appreciate: clean air and clean toilets (and the one people do not constantly bump into ;-)).
so ... that's it for now ... I will add the report yet, if what comes back to me what might be of interest to you. or ask if you have - you know how it reached me.
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