As I am writing this, I still haven’t had the opportunity to upload my last post, so I guess both will be posted simultaneously. On Saturday I googled churches in Kathmandu, and I got several hits. I chose KICC, Kathmandu International Christian Congregation, and found out where they have their Sunday service. After breakfast on… Continue reading Temples, cremations and festivals
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Kathmandu – a charming overload of the senses
January 10 I am sitting on the roof of my hotel, it’s 5:45 pm, the sun has just gone down, and the temperature dropped rapidly. It’s still a lot warmer than the temperatures I’ve had so far on my trip; I have gotten quite far south, but am at rather high elevation. Yesterday morning we… Continue reading Kathmandu – a charming overload of the senses
Tsaricide? Is that a word?
The Latin American party rather turned out to be an info-evening, where Latin American students at the university of Kazan presented their country. It was kind of fun, because I never expected to see something like that in Russia, and also it reminded me of my time in the United World College of the Adriatic in… Continue reading Tsaricide? Is that a word?
Kazan – minarets and church towers
Yesterday I took the metro downtown, and walked around Moscow, but not really for long. I saw the changing of the guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier, with the soldiers marching in that peculiar way without bending their knees! Then I went to the Krasnaya Ploschad, Red Square, took a picture of Lenin’s… Continue reading Kazan – minarets and church towers
MOCKBA – a true metropolis
Ok, so I haven’t had time to write for a while, so I’ll do a quick update. In Novgorod I was hosted by Aleksey and his family, but unfortunately Aleksey was very busy and had to work the whole weekend. On Saturday I spent the day in the centre of Novgorod, which has a beautiful… Continue reading MOCKBA – a true metropolis
CS’er on the move
(Wall-of-text-warning hereby issued) I arrived in St. Petersburg yesterday. Unfortunately I lost my auntie on the way through immigration, so I didn’t get to say goodbye. Instead I was turned loose on the Russian society straight away… 😉 I arrived with directions to my nice couchsurfing host Natalia on my cell phone, and I managed… Continue reading CS’er on the move