Another month has come to a close, and I am still working on getting my mojo back. However, there are some flashes of light at the end of the tunnel: I barely plugged into work over winter break, January was properly snowy and frosty, I went skiing!!!!!, which was a bit of a clumsy fiasco, and…
So, this didn’t go according to plan. My very ambitious blogging, photo-taking, walking-around-Moscow and other creative plans for the last few months of 2015 totally went out of the window — and then some. In a totally unexpected turn of events, my job was to blame. And even though the BIG THING that had me…
This is the second part of my long and meandering hike through Moscow. While part one was all about capital’s grandest landmarks basking in the rays of a setting sun, part two is straight-up Christmas nostalgia. I loitered around GUM shopping arcade, walked the historic Nikolskaya Street, went up to Lubyanka Square and its massive…
Oh, were you expecting some words? Ok then. This is the ice sculpture garden that went up over winter holidays in Moscow’s Hermitage Garden, which is literally across the street from my apartment. I didn’t even know it was there until I showed up to take some MORE pictures of Moscow’s snow-covered parks (this winter…
The magic is still going strong, and is best appreciated after dark.
Russia’s Golden Autumn always passes far too quickly, and then the Endless Winter sets in. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably have picked up on the fact that my biggest grumble with Russian winters isn’t the weather — or the cold, to be more specific. It’s the oppressing grayness. In…
Today Russians celebrate the New Year. 2014. All over again. It’s called the Old New Year, because it’s the new year according to Russia’s old calendar which was Julian vs today’s Gregorian, or Gregorian vs today’s Julian…the point is, I cannot keep up and if you want to know for sure, you should probably check…
Today being Russian Orthodox Christmas and all. Nope, I am not ready to let go of the holiday cheer. Happy Neverending Holidays to all!
This far it’s been a freak winter. Between the last week of September and the first few days of October snow — however light — fell four times. The rest of October was chilly. November broke snowfall records and temperatures regularly dipped below -20C at night. And then…it all stopped. For the last couple of…
As promised, Moscow’s New Year & Christmas trees (Yolki), presented to you by Ded Moroz and Snegurochka: Most of these are from the Moscow Center, and a handful are from the area where I work. There will be more to come in January 2014!
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