Here's what happened today...
0400 | arrive Samara. Oddly enough, they wouldn't let passengers out until a doctor had boarded the craft for inspection, but I never actually saw the doctor. |
0530 | arrive Kazan |
0615 | 5 students arrived as well. |
0715 | arrived at Ivan Ruslanovich's place. |
0730 - 0800 | Lena i Lyonya gave me a driving tour of the area, showed metros, supermarkets, university |
0800 - 0900 | unpacked |
0900 - 1030 | explored neighborhood, got cash at Сбербанк России. Machine wouldn't let me take R10,000. It would let me take R5,000 |
1030 - 1130 | explored nearest supermarket, bought first groceries |
1130 - 1200 | explored nearest convenenience store and 24 hour snack bar |
1200 - 1345 | talked with Ruslan. Very bright guy. |
1345 - 1700 | nap |
1700 - 1730 | Get cell phone & home internet running |
1730 - 2300 | sleep |
2300 - 2359 | Work on Frankfurt photos |