Considering that the chaos was everywhere, it is naïve to believe that transportation was functioning well right after the Soviet Union collapsed. One of my strongest memories is trams... Trams are environment friendly vehicles, which work from electricity. The keyword here is electricity... Due to severest inflation and economic problems, the tram organisation could not… Continue reading Transportation in the 90s Russia
Hello everyone! How did the autumn start? As most of you expressed interest towards my memories of growing up in the 90s Russia, I am starting a series of posts related to this topic. Here are the issues I will write about: - frauds - crime - music - food - playground and toys -… Continue reading Russia in 90s. Introduction.
Yesterday, August 25, is exactly 10 years of me being in Finland. In 2009, I arrived to this country being extremely naive and scared of everything. I could not even imagine that there can be such a safe place, where you can freely walk in the late evening, where you can loose your purse and… Continue reading 10 Years in Finland. Conclusions.
And here comes the second and final part of the archipelago trip pictures. First of all, considering rainy week before, it was luck to have the sun and light clouds during the trip. Another pleasant thing is staying over night in a cottage in a rather isolated area. However, it caused me some troubles as… Continue reading Archipelago, Finland. Part 2.
If you ask me what is my favourite place in Finland, I will reply Lapland and Turku Archipelago. This post is about the Archipelago next to Turku. For all those, who love water surroundings, it is a perfect place to spend a weekend and rest from the city noise. In some places, the Internet connection… Continue reading Turku Archipelago, Finland
Thank you everyone for the support regarding the previous post. I will be happy to tell you more about 90s Russia. I'll start that series in September, and before that I am accomplishing what I have already promised - my trips. This post is about a small cosy town - Rauma, which is located in… Continue reading Rauma, Finland
I usually post texts about the trips or cultural aspects in a light positive way. This post will be less optimistic, so if you want to stay away from negativity, just skip reading it. I want to go back to my childhood and tell you about post-Soviet Russia. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991,… Continue reading Childhood Memories. 90s Russia
I still have many pictures to share, but it is time to finalise the Venice series as there many more places and stories to share. It was a lovely trip with a lot of sightseeing and interesting experience. Thank you Venice! And here are some more pictures: And I decided to add this image as… Continue reading Final Post on Venice
Here are some more pictures of Venice, and I decided to include a couple of pictures of me in case you forgot how I look like 😉
I think I have told you everything what I had on my mind about Venice, but I still have some pictures to share.
