Our last day in Russia – spent in Ulan Ude. We saw the city, visited Russia’s center of Buddhism, and of course caught up with internet work and blogging before taking off for Mongolian steppes!
Our first day in Budapest was amazing – fell in love immediately. There is so much to do, like hang out by the wading pool downtown — Akvárium klub — and watch all the beautiful people or read a book or play on your phone.
We make a pit stop on a train station somewhere in Siberia, between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, Russia.
Another day by the sea — this time at Gonio beach, maybe 20 minutes outside of Batumi by bus. The beach is very clean, if still pebbly. The sea is beautiful. There is also fascinating ruins of a Roman fortress, turn Greek settlement, turn Georgian settlement, turn Turkish garrison. Or some such. Pretty neat stuff, highly…
Supermarkets of the world series – Chengdu, China grocery shopping.
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
Our first day exploring the Balkans. We are in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade — check out the statue of the victor, the confluence of Danube and Sava Rivers, and an old Belgrade fortress. Pretty neat stuff.