Author: Jenia Ustinova
23 July 2014 – Budapest, Hungary
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.
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22 July 2014 – Moscow, Russia
A surprise Buddhist stupa in Moscow – pretty neat discovery for a native Muscovite! And a fitting way to connect our Asia trip with our homeland.
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12 July 2014 – Dacha, Petrozavodsk, Russia
A small slice of Russia summer house (dacha) heaven outside of Petrozavodsk. This is what pure bliss is to a Russian )
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11 July 2014 – Petrozavodsk, Russia
Jenia’s hometown of Petrozavodsk has a gorgeous embankment. Here we are taking a walk among all the marriage ceremonies. The short Karelian summer of mid June to mid August is the most popular time to get married (for obvious reasons).
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10 July 2014 – Valaam, Russia
We visited one of holy islands in Russia – Valaam. Gorgeous and quite serene.
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9 July 2014 – Petrozavodsk, Russia
This video was shot around 3 am, way past 4 pm. Kind of funny because we were convinced you would be able to see the effect of white nights, eke the time of year it doesn’t get dark in Jenia’s hometown. Not quite so on this video — but it really is true. I guess […]
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6 July 2014 – Moscow, Russia
Active lifestyle in Moscow — bike lanes, rollerblades, and even skaterboards, are totally the new “in thing” in the Russian megapolis.
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5 July 2014 – Moscow, Russia
Sergey narrates night time adventures in Moscow.
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4 July 2014 – Moscow, Russia
Meeting up with a Hungarian friend, Mr Peter – whom we met while in Myanmar – in Moscow.
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3 July 2014 – Moscow, Russia
A nice view there, eh? Sergey’s aunt and uncle flat in Moscow.
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2 July 2014 – St. Petersburg, Russia
Back to the motherland for us — we flew via St Petersburg and got to spend a couple of exciting hours exploring the city with our new friend that we met in Georgia, actually. Here we are (sans the friend at that point) on the tram.
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