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Spring Break in Frigid Moscow
Story written 23 July 2008
"Spring Break" evokes images of bright sunny beaches, packed with revelers in bikinis. However, spring break in Russia remains a frigid affair. Despite the dreary and miserably cold weather – and the fact that I had little money – I had a fantastic time spending my Spring Break in Moscow.
View from the Sparrow Hills
The day was overcast and dreary, but even on a gorgeous day I tend to find this view depressing.
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Communist Protest in Moscow
Several times a year, members of Russia's Communist Party still gather to march through the streets, remembering "the good old days" of Communist glory.
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Red Square in Winter
The world famous St. Basil's Cathedral sits in the center, with Lenin's Mausoleum to the right.
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Surreal Beauty: The Disintegrating Remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate
Story written 23 July 2008
About forty-five minutes from the small Russian city of Vladimir sits the remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate, a former glorious monument to the wealth and megalomania of the Russian nobility, now disintegrating into the weeds.
Khrapovitsky Estate interior
(Near the village of Muromtsevo, Russia)
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Detail of decor inside the crumbling Khrapovitsky Estate
(Located near the village of Muromtsevo, Russia)
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Jane Keeler has been a member since 30 November 2007 and goes by janekeeler.
Currently in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
I am a traveler, blogger, photographer and ESL teacher. My home is in Waycross, GA although I have lived in Russia and South Korea, and I currently live in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. You can follow my adventures at Jane's Daily Blah.
You can also find Jane at www.janekeeler.com.
