Archives for: "August 2012"
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August 10th, 2012A couple weeks ago on Bauman Street they installed an attention-getter that counts down the days to the Universiade. I noticed that the two columns provide a frame for the church tower behind it. Hence the photo. more »
Sviyazhsk, angels
August 11th, 2012Today we took a trip to Sviyazhsk, the island from which Ivan the Terrible launched his third (and finally successfully) invasion of Kazan. The area is stunningly beautiful, which of course makes a grim contrast to what the invasion meant to the… more »
Observatory
August 11th, 2012To my great surprise, Danila and his family invited me to the local observatory. I didn't even know Kazan had observatories. Before this week neither did Danila. It's just a bit outside the city.
We arrived early. Walked around, exploring.… more »
Soccer match
August 12th, 2012This evening I attended a soccer match between one of Kazan's major teams, Rubin, and Moscow's team, Dynamo.
I didn't want to go. Organized sports caused me nothing but grief in childhood, and as an adult they have never given me a single moment's… more »
Wonderful evening, approaching departure, sad, happy
August 13th, 2012Another marvelous evening of hospitality at the Osipovs, this time in the company of John, who took an off-sequence Rus 102 with me last fall. Damn, but the kid is doing great with his Russian.
It's odd. Mentally I'm already halfway not here in… more »
