19 August 2013 – Petrozavodsk, Russia
Jenia takes a walk down the memory to her childhood amusement park.
Jenia takes a walk down the memory to her childhood amusement park.
We got so super lucky on our day trip outside Mandalay! A monk initiation ceremony on full display, so fascinating and so beautiful. Definitely one of (many) highlights from our trip to Myanmar.
Founded: 1735 Pop: 404,000 Other names: Udinskoye, Verkhniy Udinsk Our last stop in Russia was in Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryat Republic. Ulan Ude is famous for two things: the largest head of Lenin is the world and being the center of Buddhism in Russia. Giant Lenin head in downtown Ulan Ude, Russia. Apparently,…
Sergey checks in for the 4 o’clock from Bangkok Dental Hospital where he has been spending every afternoon this week getting his root canal re-d0ne (after a not so nice job in the US). Ah Thailand, even your dentist offices are nicer than elsehwere in the world (ahem).
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
A real life Robinson Crusoe adventure. Or so it seemed. Basically a very loooong walk on a deserted beach of Suang Luang in Bang Saphan, Thailand.