Monthly Archives: June 2014

Moscow!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by ellenopreis

Koud! 29/6 At 5.30am i arrived in moscow. I made my way to Alexanders house, where I woke him up, and we had a coffee. Then I decided to go rope jumping with Ilya, another couchsurfer I contacted before, for … Continue reading →

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Kazan, in het land van de Tataren

Posted on June 27, 2014 by ellenopreis

Terrasjes da kennen ze in Rusland toch nog nie goe ze…! (De mensen vertrouwen het eten op een terras niet) 27/6 Wat een stad. Een Europese stad. Eergisteren sprong ik lachend over de grens, maar vandaag is het “voor echt”. … Continue reading →

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Yekaterinburg

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ellenopreis

25/6 I arrived in yekaterinburg early in the morning. I had to wait one hour untill the metro started working. I tried to sleep a little on the hard metal chairs in the eating area. And it worked, at least, … Continue reading →

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The story for the climbing community of Krasnoyarsk Stolby

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ellenopreis

Thanks to the Facebook page Krasnoyarsk Stolby, I was able to contact the climbing community there. I asked if there was somebody who could join me/ guide me on my climbing trip to Stolby. And Alex arranged for a climber … Continue reading →

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Krasnoyarsk, the very center of Russia

Posted on June 20, 2014 by ellenopreis

20/6 Julia made quark with sour cream for breakfirst -a first for me- and even had me made a tiny little lunchbox for today. (I’m being so well taken care of) and accompanied me on the bus to the river. … Continue reading →

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Irkutsk & Bajkal

Posted on June 20, 2014 by ellenopreis

11/6 Irkutsk. Meet Pablo again in train station, Russia is small… To hostel. Sleep. Grey day. Rain. Meet Canadian girl again. Walked in the city. In the rain. Streets drowned. Diner with Pascal and Russian friends. Super evening/night. Anastacia (Nastya) … Continue reading →

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(Russian) habits I’ve noticed

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ellenopreis

– the gesture for drinking. Flicking the neck/throat – don’t whistle inside a house. Means you are poor – they take each other’s arm/hand easily. It’s a friend-like gesture – the men walk the woman home, men are protective, trying … Continue reading →

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Mmm… De geur van vers afgereden gras…

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ellenopreis

Oneindig lang geleden. Электро Москва Weer iets om op te zoeken

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Russia – Ulaan Ude & Bajkal

Posted on June 6, 2014 by ellenopreis

6/6 I slept quite good in the train. Having the whole “kupe” for myself, I should have :). At 7am, in Sukhbaatar, the provodnitsa woke us up. And to my relief I heard Pascals voice in the carriage. He hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Terelj and UB

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ellenopreis

29/5 Day started early with a paraglide session with Bold in the mountains close to Ulaanbaatar. Then Siobhán and me arranged our stuff and wanted to take the bus to a Terelj, but we missed it by one hour. I … Continue reading →

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