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July 19, 2007 Part I | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 18, 2007. July 19, 2007 Part I. The front of Catherine Palace. Me inside Catherine Palace – The Great Hall. The memorial outside of Alexander Palace. Our day started with an excursion to Pushkin to see Catherine Palace. Also known as Tzarskoje Selo). The outside of the palace is pretty cool (see photo above). Very large. Very bright blue in color – almost like an Easter egg! Sorta a cool story about...
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July 16, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 12, 2007. July 16, 2007. Eternal Flame at Peskarovskov’s Memorial cemetery. Church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood. Me on a bridge over one of the Canals in St. Petersburg. After a long train ride and journey, we arrived in St. Petersburg. Our bus finally arrived and we were brought to our hotel. This is a cemetery of the victims from the 900 day seize on Leningrad during WW II). Such a sad pla...
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July 21, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! October 21, 2007. July 21, 2007. We went to the Kremlin. Today What a sight to see those magnificent walls! We saw the Tsar’s cannon. We saw the Annunciation Church. We also were able to witness a military ceremony. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get close to the action – there were a ton of people. We toured the Armoury. We ate lunch at SBarros. Sorta a funny place to eat in Moscow! Back to the hotel. Fill in you...
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July 19, 2007 – Part II | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 22, 2007. July 19, 2007 – Part II. Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad. Me and the Peter the Great Bronze Horsemen Statue. Karen and Kay in our compartment on the train to Moscow. Our next stop was the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad. Back in St. Petersburg (see photo above). The monument. We then traveled to St. Isaak’s. Our next stop was the Nikolayevski Palace. To see a Ru...
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July 20, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 30, 2007. July 20, 2007. The overnight train to Moscow. The view from the hotel – overlooks Moscow. The hotel complex in Moscow – note the Olympic colors on the building. Needless to say, I woke up irritable and crabby (sorry to my follow travelers). :-( I slept in my clothes so I felt sorta icky. We were picked up at the train station and brought to our hotel. None of us knew what the place was abo...
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July 18, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 16, 2007. July 18, 2007. The Alice in Wonderland Fountain at Peterhoff (that’s what I call it). The fountains (the Grand Cascade) at Peterhoff. The fountains at Peterhoff. We left early in the morning on the bus for Peterhoff. The palace is located on the Gulf of Finland. The palace was built for Peter the Great and is so spectacular and grand! Our next stop was the Russian Museum. Address never mad...
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July 17, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 15, 2007. July 17, 2007. The first photo was taken from the canal – the Church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood. The second photo is of Smolny Convent and Cathedral. Peter the Great’s tomb. The first photo is Peter and Paul Fortress. The second photo is me on the Canal trip. It was a beautiful day in St. Petersburg today. The sun was shining. Not too warm. Perfect! Our first stop was Smolny Convent.
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July 22, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! October 28, 2007. July 22, 2007. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – Red Square in Moscow. Gum Department Store in Moscow. Me in front of Lenin’s Mausoleum. We spent the day in Moscow. Stood in line for a few hours to see Lenin’s Tomb. People were trying to cut ahead of us. We were typical Americans – NO ONE WOULD CUT IN FRONT OF US! Just to name a few. Afterwards, we walked over the St. Basil’s Cathedral. It was l...
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer | Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! | Page 2
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! September 9, 2007. July 15, 2007. Russian greeting at Russian Village Restaurant in Vladimir. My host family and E.B.’s host Mom at the American Home in Vladimir – a final farewell dinner. All trains go to Moscow? We are finally leaving Morum! Had a nice breakfast with my host family. They drove me to the Institute where all the American teachers waited for our bus for over an hour! Andrei carried my luggage ...
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July 23, 2007 | Hanging out in Russia for the summer
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Hanging out in Russia for the summer. Read the adventures of a teacher in Russia for the summer! November 17, 2007. July 23, 2007. We are leaving Russia today. I’m sad to leave this wonderful country and people. I will never forget all the great memories and fantastic people that I’ve met on this journey. To the teachers in my group: You are all amazing educators and your schools are so blessed to have you. I will miss you all. Hugs! Karen my roommate: You were the best roommate ever! Laquo; July 22, 2007.
