tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88040477631752906552011-12-10T23:01:15.431+04:00Pictures of the Volga Region of Russia from 2006 & 2007Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-4360078461816642772007-06-17T07:13:00.000+05:002007-06-17T07:33:52.596+05:00<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPsMdYXwkz8"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPsMdYXwkz8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank You for Your Support</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My wife, Jenevieve<br />Magdalena, Erin, and the rest of the staff at Georgetown<br />Bridget, Elena, and Natalia at the English Language Office<br />The other Russian Fellows: Sally, Stephanie, Danai, and Judy<br />The English Language Fellow community<br />Yulia, Nastia, Ana, and all the teachers at the ELC<br />Elena and the volunteers at the American Center<br />Our Russian teacher, Katya<br />Our American friends in Samara, Alison and Daniel<br />Ludmilla, Svetlana, Yevgeniya, and all the other supportive teachers in Samara<br />All the teachers who attended my seminars<br />Oksana and the Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast<br />All the generous hosts of all the wonderful cities we visited in Russia<br />All the students who took time to give us a tour of their cities<br />Our driver, Andre<br />My friend, Mikhail and his family<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-436007846181664277?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-49510137594102209732007-06-16T07:38:00.000+05:002007-06-16T07:42:39.633+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnNNnU5S04I/AAAAAAAAAMk/fQv9fu_Q9q8/s1600-h/IMG_2842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnNNnU5S04I/AAAAAAAAAMk/fQv9fu_Q9q8/s400/IMG_2842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076486542995936130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My stay in Samara is setting<br />This picture was taken at 10:30pm<br />The sun rises around 4:30am.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4951013759410220973?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-40077559364743532412007-06-15T07:07:00.000+05:002007-06-15T07:21:36.990+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnH1f05S03I/AAAAAAAAAMc/-VHzAuaayGY/s1600-h/IMG_2614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnH1f05S03I/AAAAAAAAAMc/-VHzAuaayGY/s400/IMG_2614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076108182146962290" border="0" /></a>In the land of the Kalmyks,<br />a lady met a stone lion.<br />Who has the bigger smile?<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4007755936474353241?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-12946148288853334082007-06-14T07:10:00.000+05:002007-06-14T07:12:03.057+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnCj1k5S02I/AAAAAAAAAMU/BNEWhcK5StQ/s1600-h/IMG_2824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnCj1k5S02I/AAAAAAAAAMU/BNEWhcK5StQ/s400/IMG_2824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075736920878928738" border="0" /></a><br />Little did they know<br />That the kiss<br />Would turn them to stone<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-1294614828885333408?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-86705075842924958532007-06-13T19:46:00.000+05:002007-06-13T19:51:49.696+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnAD9E5S01I/AAAAAAAAAMM/gCoeH9pQxXw/s1600-h/IMG_2838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RnAD9E5S01I/AAAAAAAAAMM/gCoeH9pQxXw/s400/IMG_2838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075561127867503442" border="0" /></a><br />One of the many things I will miss:<br />The magnificent views<br />Changing hourly outside my window<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8670507584292495853?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-42982174102203625952007-06-12T07:45:00.000+05:002007-06-12T07:53:15.353+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rm4JVU5S00I/AAAAAAAAAME/L7N-1bKBNTw/s1600-h/IMG_2804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rm4JVU5S00I/AAAAAAAAAME/L7N-1bKBNTw/s400/IMG_2804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075004092084048706" border="0" /></a><br />June 12th is Russia Day!<br />Today celebrates Russia's independence<br />From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4298217410220362595?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-51003653098217778442007-06-11T08:07:00.000+05:002007-06-11T08:09:42.455+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmy8rU5S0zI/AAAAAAAAAL8/0GN2YjveUl0/s1600-h/IMG_2826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmy8rU5S0zI/AAAAAAAAAL8/0GN2YjveUl0/s400/IMG_2826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074638332669121330" border="0" /></a><br />Ships like these<br />Once sailed down the Volga<br />Now they are made of stone with hooligans on board<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5100365309821777844?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58479219455521716222007-06-10T08:10:00.001+05:002007-06-10T08:14:36.362+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmtrvU5S0yI/AAAAAAAAAL0/lp_piSfsJ5I/s1600-h/IMG_2821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmtrvU5S0yI/AAAAAAAAAL0/lp_piSfsJ5I/s400/IMG_2821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074267865970037538" border="0" /></a><br />The Spirit of God<br />and the Spirit of the Soviets<br />Side by side up on the hill<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5847921945552171622?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58815814156143118272007-06-09T10:27:00.001+05:002007-06-09T10:30:49.944+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmo6U05S0xI/AAAAAAAAALs/f57Li1tTO-g/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rmo6U05S0xI/AAAAAAAAALs/f57Li1tTO-g/s400/IMG_2801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073932059657032466" border="0" /></a><br />A view from my living room window last week<br />30 minutes before this photo, it was 96 degrees (36 C)<br />30 minutes later, it was 60 degrees (15 C)<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5881581415614311827?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-1476787457719442762007-06-08T12:24:00.000+05:002007-06-08T12:28:06.796+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmkEt05S0wI/AAAAAAAAALk/KST7mdEyeu4/s1600-h/IMG_1713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmkEt05S0wI/AAAAAAAAALk/KST7mdEyeu4/s400/IMG_1713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073591640549151490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The view opposite Samara<br />See the city in the distance?<br />See the mysterious orb in the picture? (A spirit?)<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-147678745771944276?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-78024654232216654982007-06-07T10:55:00.000+05:002007-06-07T10:58:33.975+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmeeG05S0vI/AAAAAAAAALc/aABwaJD5h48/s1600-h/IMG_2813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmeeG05S0vI/AAAAAAAAALc/aABwaJD5h48/s400/IMG_2813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073197345371509490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Samara Square in the morning with<br />The Volga River and the Zhiguli Hills in the background<br />The people of Samara are still sleeping.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7802465423221665498?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-83680120751049715852007-06-06T12:48:00.001+05:002007-06-06T12:50:30.132+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmZm7U5S0uI/AAAAAAAAALU/7qglECGzWKk/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmZm7U5S0uI/AAAAAAAAALU/7qglECGzWKk/s400/IMG_2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072855199686775522" border="0" /></a><br />See that balcony near the corner on the 4th floor?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Home Sweet Home<br />For 12 more days<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8368012075104971585?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-91929650112341011792007-06-05T10:23:00.000+05:002007-06-05T10:25:25.032+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmTzjE5S0tI/AAAAAAAAALM/Md8317P5a0c/s1600-h/IMG_2783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmTzjE5S0tI/AAAAAAAAALM/Md8317P5a0c/s400/IMG_2783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072446864261042898" border="0" /></a><br />Excuse me, city of Volgograd<br />May I borrow your Nazi killing machine?<br />I'm seeing fascism on the rise in some places.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-9192965011234101179?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-67517143963670381812007-06-04T12:53:00.000+05:002007-06-04T12:57:35.193+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmPFjs30mxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a5AxX51I0cU/s1600-h/IMG_2741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmPFjs30mxI/AAAAAAAAALE/a5AxX51I0cU/s400/IMG_2741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072114822480698130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A one hour cruise<br />On the southern Volga<br />Near the delta<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6751714396367038181?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-77735018392489843112007-06-03T11:31:00.000+05:002007-06-03T11:35:55.710+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmJg5830mwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/JY5ysw4-Il0/s1600-h/IMG_2631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmJg5830mwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/JY5ysw4-Il0/s400/IMG_2631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071722679081671426" border="0" /></a><br />Chess City is a real city<br />A surburb of Elista, Kalmykia<br />The Dalai Lama stayed there once<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7773501839248984311?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-55632399927160901732007-06-02T21:04:00.000+05:002007-06-02T21:08:01.499+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmGVd830mvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ooY6qhbh7SU/s1600-h/IMG_2777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RmGVd830mvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ooY6qhbh7SU/s400/IMG_2777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071498997184895730" border="0" /></a><br />The last photo taken of us<br />Before Jenevieve left Russia.<br />I'm looking forward to our next photo together<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5563239992716090173?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-60208984241918058012007-06-01T10:55:00.001+05:002007-06-01T10:58:41.854+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl-06830muI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Kh4Xuo5_L5U/s1600-h/IMG_2714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl-06830muI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Kh4Xuo5_L5U/s400/IMG_2714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070970630308141794" border="0" /></a><br />There is no God but Lenin<br />His head a shining beacon for us all<br />Or at least for the proletariat<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6020898424191805801?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-88272971481319672372007-05-31T07:53:00.001+05:002007-05-31T07:54:32.639+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl44v830mtI/AAAAAAAAAKk/2olCl10PQJU/s1600-h/IMG_2603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl44v830mtI/AAAAAAAAAKk/2olCl10PQJU/s400/IMG_2603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070552626911025874" border="0" /></a><br />Dawn<br />Eerily quiet<br />Not quite Russian<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8827297148131967237?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-59147937232855031122007-05-30T21:30:00.001+05:002007-05-30T21:33:19.797+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl2mx830msI/AAAAAAAAAKc/_uKTKRbeOJ4/s1600-h/IMG_2602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rl2mx830msI/AAAAAAAAAKc/_uKTKRbeOJ4/s400/IMG_2602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070392132573108930" border="0" /></a><br />Wednesday, May 16th<br />We see our first mosquitoes of 2007<br />While our train stalls in the Volga Delta region<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5914793723285503112?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-91123955900072336512007-05-29T10:36:00.000+05:002007-05-29T10:43:34.986+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlu9MM30mrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/msfK-HK6_zg/s1600-h/IMG_2771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlu9MM30mrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/msfK-HK6_zg/s400/IMG_2771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069853822847064754" border="0" /></a><br />"Mother Russia" stands on the bloodiest hill in Russia<br />The Battle of Stalingrad took place here<br />She is 170 feet tall<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-9112395590007233651?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-52033599907461596742007-05-28T11:01:00.000+05:002007-05-28T11:05:08.838+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlpw3M30mqI/AAAAAAAAAKM/E9CcNMeEXkg/s1600-h/IMG_2697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rlpw3M30mqI/AAAAAAAAAKM/E9CcNMeEXkg/s400/IMG_2697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069488424209390242" border="0" /></a><br />Although it used to be red,<br />This one is not in Moscow.<br />It's in sunny Astrakhan.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5203359990746159674?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-88191180985543604802007-05-27T07:53:00.000+05:002007-05-27T07:56:25.691+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RljzF830mpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/AtmBZUWna4M/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RljzF830mpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/AtmBZUWna4M/s400/IMG_2612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069068664170650258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Korea? No.<br />Japan? No.<br />Kalmykia, the only Buddhist republic in Europe<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8819118098554360480?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-65311109937640688382007-05-15T08:31:00.000+05:002007-05-15T08:33:49.024+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkkpxeL1zJI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/_u2ES4qYyAo/s1600-h/IMG_2594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkkpxeL1zJI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/_u2ES4qYyAo/s400/IMG_2594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064625185847889042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We're packing to go to Elista and Astrakhan.<br />When we get back,<br />Jenevieve flies home to America.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6531110993764068838?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-56238869891026561562007-05-13T08:24:00.000+05:002007-05-13T08:30:51.533+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkaFFOL1zII/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-F3BlV2-1iY/s1600-h/IMG_2350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkaFFOL1zII/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-F3BlV2-1iY/s400/IMG_2350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063881155778301058" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Mother's Day<br />Here's a photo of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Russia_Exhibition_Centre">VVTs</a><br />We visited back in March 2007<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5623886989102656156?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-43929718167529350872007-05-12T10:31:00.000+05:002007-05-12T10:37:18.540+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkVR9uL1zHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZZRzkHYuoGg/s1600-h/IMG_2581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkVR9uL1zHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZZRzkHYuoGg/s400/IMG_2581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063543476859554930" border="0" /></a><br />This squirrel offers a pine cone<br />on the fourth floor<br />of Moscow's "Children's World"<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4392971816752935087?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-510183165612762152007-05-11T09:26:00.000+05:002007-05-11T09:33:22.834+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkPxEuL1zGI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Vv15KpLH6oE/s1600-h/IMG_2538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkPxEuL1zGI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Vv15KpLH6oE/s400/IMG_2538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063155469514034274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The founder of the Russian Navy<br />Marches in the clouds<br />Indeed he is a saint<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-51018316561276215?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-8411930992578114792007-05-10T20:21:00.000+05:002007-05-10T20:23:55.574+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkM4l-L1zEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/d31sgsGGbB0/s1600-h/IMG_2542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkM4l-L1zEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/d31sgsGGbB0/s400/IMG_2542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062952631093546050" border="0" /></a><br />Downtown Lipetsk<br />"Linden City"<br />Late April 2007<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-841193099257811479?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-88160123988783932972007-05-09T17:00:00.000+05:002007-05-09T17:04:50.963+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkG4Y-L1zDI/AAAAAAAAAJM/MeVSvcoqGbA/s1600-h/IMG_2470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkG4Y-L1zDI/AAAAAAAAAJM/MeVSvcoqGbA/s400/IMG_2470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062530195290180658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today is Victory Day,<br />the most important holiday in Russia,<br />commemorating the victory over Nazi Germany.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8816012398878393297?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-72036155163328294152007-05-08T10:14:00.000+05:002007-05-08T10:19:07.320+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkAIN-L1zCI/AAAAAAAAAJE/WD3bV7Jg2LY/s1600-h/IMG_2494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RkAIN-L1zCI/AAAAAAAAAJE/WD3bV7Jg2LY/s400/IMG_2494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062055017288420386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A Russian bride in Voronezh<br />waiting for her groom<br />who is consulting the photographer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7203615516332829415?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-40555112032189446372007-05-07T13:31:00.000+05:002007-05-07T13:33:49.147+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rj7kDuL1zAI/AAAAAAAAAI0/_qa5yxWhD70/s1600-h/IMG_2469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rj7kDuL1zAI/AAAAAAAAAI0/_qa5yxWhD70/s400/IMG_2469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061733783799450626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the road from Moscow to Kursk<br />drivers are greeted by a statue, an arch, and a church<br />dedicated to the largest tank battle of World War II<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4055511203218944637?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-71535455365396460672007-05-06T11:55:00.000+05:002007-05-06T11:57:44.270+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rj18EuL1y_I/AAAAAAAAAIs/yDmSCufgLAw/s1600-h/IMG_2572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rj18EuL1y_I/AAAAAAAAAIs/yDmSCufgLAw/s400/IMG_2572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061337976793320434" border="0" /></a><br />Statue of Vladimir Mayakovsky<br />Nearby is the Starlite Diner<br />and Bulgokov's apartment<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7153545536539646067?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-39453254922286290382007-05-04T17:01:00.000+05:002007-05-04T17:07:02.765+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjshfuL1y-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/3wMmmW9B350/s1600-h/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjshfuL1y-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/3wMmmW9B350/s400/IMG_2544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060675435138239458" border="0" /></a><br />There's something ominous<br />out on the horizon<br />beyond the birch trees...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-3945325492228629038?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-38730117901681966412007-05-03T10:59:00.000+05:002007-05-03T11:03:38.683+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rjl6xOL1y9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/WwccjeGPY-4/s1600-h/IMG_2519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rjl6xOL1y9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/WwccjeGPY-4/s400/IMG_2519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060210642367400914" border="0" /></a><br />On the streets of Voronezh<br />Walks a can of milk<br />Looking for a cool, dry place<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-3873011790168196641?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-69098220373859708882007-05-02T10:01:00.000+05:002007-05-02T10:09:32.492+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjgceuL1y8I/AAAAAAAAAIU/ZtPk8JiZH5Y/s1600-h/IMG_2445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjgceuL1y8I/AAAAAAAAAIU/ZtPk8JiZH5Y/s400/IMG_2445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059825495470099394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How much is that churchie in the window?<br />The one with the round cupola<br />How much is that churchie in the window?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6909822037385970888?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-47056932892703985202007-05-01T12:21:00.000+05:002007-05-01T12:26:02.725+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjbquOL1y6I/AAAAAAAAAIE/iFR0BB6t0mw/s1600-h/IMG_2207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjbquOL1y6I/AAAAAAAAAIE/iFR0BB6t0mw/s400/IMG_2207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059489311199972258" border="0" /></a><br />Lenin: "It's May 1st!<br />Workers of the World Unite!<br />Communism is just over there!"<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4705693289270398520?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-51561644851462802542007-04-30T17:16:00.000+05:002007-04-30T17:18:23.188+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjXeQ-L1y5I/AAAAAAAAAH8/0eIeKBpO1-s/s1600-h/IMG_2576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjXeQ-L1y5I/AAAAAAAAAH8/0eIeKBpO1-s/s400/IMG_2576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059194139572554642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It may look like she's in America.<br />But she's in the heart of Russia's capital city<br />eating American food in <a href="http://www.starlite.ru/eng/about.shtml">an American diner</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5156164485146280254?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-1616623862376346542007-04-29T11:34:00.000+05:002007-04-29T11:42:58.248+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjQ9QuL1y3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/wfLJWX1Is4o/s1600-h/IMG_2567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjQ9QuL1y3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/wfLJWX1Is4o/s400/IMG_2567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058735638928804722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Old Russian Toys<br />In a museum in Lipetsk<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-161662386237634654?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-25492120554498414212007-04-28T08:48:00.000+05:002007-04-28T08:52:52.806+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjLEnOL1y2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/_d5-up5KghA/s1600-h/IMG_2515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjLEnOL1y2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/_d5-up5KghA/s400/IMG_2515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058321509592189794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yuck! Where did you get that from?<br />I hope there isn't any more.<br />We don't want those things running around.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-2549212055449841421?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-66214043860172344962007-04-27T07:19:00.000+05:002007-04-27T07:22:38.455+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjFeK-L1y1I/AAAAAAAAAHc/mxR4U9umEu0/s1600-h/IMG_2447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RjFeK-L1y1I/AAAAAAAAAHc/mxR4U9umEu0/s400/IMG_2447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057927399098141522" border="0" /></a><br />Russian Orthodox Cathedral<br />Downtown Kursk<br />Mid-April 2007<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6621404386017234496?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-86836883712032828682007-04-09T16:53:00.000+05:002007-04-09T16:57:22.408+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhopxDX1eGI/AAAAAAAAAHM/cu__3kWuDM4/s1600-h/IMG_2436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhopxDX1eGI/AAAAAAAAAHM/cu__3kWuDM4/s400/IMG_2436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051395854745040994" border="0" /></a>The day before Easter (April 7, 2007)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhopxDX1eHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/EpTMhcOVBR0/s1600-h/IMG_2438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhopxDX1eHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/EpTMhcOVBR0/s400/IMG_2438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051395854745041010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The day after Easter (April 9, 2007)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">View from our balcony window in Samara.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8683688371203282868?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-24108110170446680462007-04-07T17:51:00.000+05:002007-04-07T17:54:12.424+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RheT8zX1eFI/AAAAAAAAAHE/7KDAf5e7OaY/s1600-h/IMG_2421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RheT8zX1eFI/AAAAAAAAAHE/7KDAf5e7OaY/s400/IMG_2421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050668179910916178" border="0" /></a><br />Cellphone, pen, and tea<br />But most importantly...<br />Shadows<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-2410811017044668046?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58014792950702652672007-04-06T17:04:00.000+05:002007-04-06T17:06:50.644+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhY3aTX1eEI/AAAAAAAAAG8/sTha9TJYrYs/s1600-h/IMG_2332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhY3aTX1eEI/AAAAAAAAAG8/sTha9TJYrYs/s400/IMG_2332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050284957158963266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jenevieve is somewhere in this photo.<br />Can you find her?<br />No, that's a statue of Charles de Gaulle.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5801479295070265267?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-58759697761971045502007-04-05T12:55:00.000+05:002007-04-05T12:58:27.667+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhSrpzX1eDI/AAAAAAAAAG0/FX5RKRBUiq8/s1600-h/IMG_2299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhSrpzX1eDI/AAAAAAAAAG0/FX5RKRBUiq8/s400/IMG_2299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049849816842336306" border="0" /></a><br />The Winter Garden<br />Rostov-on-Don Regional Library<br />1980s modernism combined with environmentalism<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-5875969776197104550?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-14052055808119703902007-04-04T12:33:00.000+05:002007-04-04T12:36:25.103+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhNU7TX1eCI/AAAAAAAAAGs/cwE4PlKj7gQ/s1600-h/IMG_2409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhNU7TX1eCI/AAAAAAAAAGs/cwE4PlKj7gQ/s400/IMG_2409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049472985001719842" border="0" /></a><br />The large red building is the State History Museum.<br />Yes, beyond is St. Basil's.<br />And to the right of St. Basil's is Lenin's Mausoleum.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-1405205580811970390?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-79215239998566234592007-04-03T17:55:00.000+05:002007-04-03T17:58:07.223+05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhJO3alfyQI/AAAAAAAAAGk/uU3gPgKN4hg/s1600-h/IMG_2375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RhJO3alfyQI/AAAAAAAAAGk/uU3gPgKN4hg/s400/IMG_2375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049184846172113154" border="0" /></a><br />"Kupe" is Russian for a train cabin for 4 people.<br />Kupe rhymes with toupee.<br />Here Jenevieve is finishing her reading of <span style="font-style: italic;">Anna Karenina</span>.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-7921523999856623459?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-41234157277004587802007-04-01T17:10:00.000+05:002007-04-01T17:15:37.498+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg-iLKlfyPI/AAAAAAAAAGc/yzJDVupTYgk/s1600-h/IMG_2391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg-iLKlfyPI/AAAAAAAAAGc/yzJDVupTYgk/s400/IMG_2391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048432020009502962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Russian Orthodox Church<br />Yoshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari-El<br />March 28, 2007<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-4123415727700458780?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-83984871332111698962007-03-31T16:11:00.000+05:002007-03-31T16:14:21.282+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg5CJqlfyOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/pRHk5bYdJB8/s1600-h/IMG_2362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg5CJqlfyOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/pRHk5bYdJB8/s400/IMG_2362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048044966146722018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Friday night in northern Moscow<br />View from the Cosmos Hotel<br />March 24, 2007<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-8398487133211169896?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-67370179191557562272007-03-30T18:37:00.000+05:002007-03-30T18:40:05.170+05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg0SsqlfyNI/AAAAAAAAAGM/okX8ITpOxC4/s1600-h/IMG_2285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rg0SsqlfyNI/AAAAAAAAAGM/okX8ITpOxC4/s400/IMG_2285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047711315907299538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Russian-themed restaurant "Yolki Palki" in the city of Rostov-on-Don<br />The cranberry juice is recommended.<br />It was tie-free occassion.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6737017919155756227?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-18830269921288745462007-03-12T20:58:00.000+04:002007-03-12T21:02:43.075+04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RfWHWaYb1XI/AAAAAAAAAGA/XLIuBjTrNwY/s1600-h/IMG_2265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RfWHWaYb1XI/AAAAAAAAAGA/XLIuBjTrNwY/s400/IMG_2265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041084177019819378" border="0" /></a>Two months of snow<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Packed into five inches of ice<br />Is now being removed<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-1883026992128874546?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-66383506781024864222007-03-04T16:01:00.000+04:002007-03-04T16:03:41.273+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Req1lUKIuuI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Iwg8ezyl3Pg/s1600-h/IMG_2260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Req1lUKIuuI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Iwg8ezyl3Pg/s400/IMG_2260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038038785838332642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Green Party of the Russian Federation<br />Campaigning for the Samara duma elections<br />No Ralph Nader here<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6638350678102486422?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-24089292337384906832007-03-01T10:45:00.000+04:002007-03-01T10:47:18.035+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/ReZ25geWTNI/AAAAAAAAAFs/WsvpdG_U2Wc/s1600-h/IMG_2259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/ReZ25geWTNI/AAAAAAAAAFs/WsvpdG_U2Wc/s400/IMG_2259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036843963602324690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ulyanovsk<br />Hotel Venets<br />February 26-27<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-2408929233738490683?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-65921465028360468522007-02-25T10:59:00.000+04:002007-02-25T11:09:22.752+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/ReE1siXtVxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DKboiE2Q65I/s1600-h/IMG_2239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/ReE1siXtVxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DKboiE2Q65I/s400/IMG_2239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035364897633687314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Which one is made of wax?<br />Which one is the better writer?<br />There are two different answers.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Picture taken at the Regional Museum of Orenburg)</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6592146502836046852?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-24705154871016039882007-02-23T21:11:00.000+04:002007-02-23T21:16:09.277+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rd8hSCXtVwI/AAAAAAAAAFU/iBmqM20eotg/s1600-h/IMG_2197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rd8hSCXtVwI/AAAAAAAAAFU/iBmqM20eotg/s400/IMG_2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034779502181177090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm putting this picture on this blog, so I can put it on my professional blog.<br />Inquiring minds can take a sneak peak at <a href="http://volgaself.blogspot.com/">http://volgaself.blogspot.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-2470515487101603988?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-7735906578825352332007-02-23T11:17:00.000+04:002007-02-23T11:22:04.451+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rd6V_SXtVvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/ECguFvsICtI/s1600-h/IMG_1696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rd6V_SXtVvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/ECguFvsICtI/s400/IMG_1696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034626347942369010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken within the first weeks of our arrival to Samara.<br />We are waiting for the warm weather to return.<br />There will only be a couple days above 10 Fahrenheit for the next week.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-773590657882535233?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-67454763937908273792007-02-19T11:59:00.000+04:002007-02-19T12:01:37.746+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdlZOiXtVuI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Hsc-YIbwaSE/s1600-h/IMG_1850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdlZOiXtVuI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Hsc-YIbwaSE/s400/IMG_1850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033152164842526434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not far from where we live is a contrast between old homes and new homes.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6745476393790827379?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-34914854490735279112007-02-18T10:01:00.000+04:002007-02-18T10:05:57.147+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdfsUxTgDMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/SnzBMl2ZrPE/s1600-h/IMG_2232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdfsUxTgDMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/SnzBMl2ZrPE/s400/IMG_2232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032750950186486978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's Pushkin.<br />Jenevieve pointed out a spelling mistake and I gave him some ideas for his next book.<br />However, he seemed quite frozen with terrible frostbite.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-3491485449073527911?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-34185560924192366172007-02-17T17:27:00.000+04:002007-02-17T17:33:42.985+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdcEEBTgDLI/AAAAAAAAAEk/w2MOzQRTpd0/s1600-h/IMG_2230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdcEEBTgDLI/AAAAAAAAAEk/w2MOzQRTpd0/s400/IMG_2230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032495575726034098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am showing this woman in a traditional Polish costume my agenda for Orenburg.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was completely uninterested.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-3418556092419236617?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-31474282123487461962007-02-16T18:31:00.000+04:002007-02-16T18:35:02.294+04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdXA5hTgDKI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TO7NEUoN9Is/s1600-h/IMG_2219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/RdXA5hTgDKI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TO7NEUoN9Is/s400/IMG_2219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032140253081636002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Ural River in Orenburg.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the other side is Asia.<br />Look at all the people!<br />What a crowded continent it is.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-3147428212348746196?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-14141291991907702662007-02-12T08:02:00.000+04:002007-02-11T20:47:13.040+04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rc_oJxTgDJI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ZoIjeSwgezM/s1600-h/IMG_1895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rc_oJxTgDJI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ZoIjeSwgezM/s400/IMG_1895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030494563347729554" border="0" /></a>Samara, Russia<br />December 25, 2006<br />About 8:00 AM<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-1414129199190770266?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804047763175290655.post-67538915863234467312007-02-11T20:27:00.000+04:002007-02-11T20:30:18.353+04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rc9E0RTgDII/AAAAAAAAAD8/urmYsYoZ3B8/s1600-h/IMG_2201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zw22PcF5h7s/Rc9E0RTgDII/AAAAAAAAAD8/urmYsYoZ3B8/s400/IMG_2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030314973585214594" border="0" /></a>View from room 1402 in Saratov. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(My birthday is 14/02 in Russia. Coincidence?)</span><br />You are looking north. <br />The Volga River is frozen on your left.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8804047763175290655-6753891586323446731?l=photosamara.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411063744675475387noreply@blogger.com0