To Russia with Love
The day has finally arrived when I embark for Russia! All I have to do first is get through a Property class...
I'm pretty much all packed up, trying to keep books and other school materials to a minimum but it is difficult. I will need to strike a balance between vacation (which it is) and school (which it needs to be) while I'm there. Ben is taking an online class through Stanford on arms control, so hopefully it will be just like old times and we'll study together at a cafe or coffee shop.
So here is my itinerary: Depart from Dulles tonight at 6:45. Arrive in Moscow tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 local time (7:45am Eastern). Spend the weekend in Moscow at a five-star hotel with views of the Kremlin. Go to Yaroslavl, the very old provincial town 150 miles northeast of Moscow where Ben has been living with a widow named Rimma Andreevna, for the middle of the week. We're staying at a brand-new hotel on the Volga River (literally, floating on the river). On Thursday or Friday, I can't remember which, we take an overnight train from Yaroslavl to St. Petersburg. Then we spend the second weekend in St. Petersburg at the Grand Hotel Europe. Rick ad Judy leave St. Petersburg for Istanbul on Sunday and Ben and I take the overnight train to Moscow, where I depart on Monday. Should be quite the experience!
Gotta give a shout-out to my peeps who made this possible: Aunt Jacquelyn and Uncle Jim, for taking it upon themselves to make sure I had the opportunity to take this trip; all my relatives and friends who gave me financial and emotional support after leaving New Orleans; Hollister Lindley for being totally awesome in every way and bringing us goodie bags yesterday like a travel fairy; my professors for being very cool about this.
I can barely contain my excitement and certainly cannot concentrate on Property...I love you all! I will update from Russia if possible.
I'm pretty much all packed up, trying to keep books and other school materials to a minimum but it is difficult. I will need to strike a balance between vacation (which it is) and school (which it needs to be) while I'm there. Ben is taking an online class through Stanford on arms control, so hopefully it will be just like old times and we'll study together at a cafe or coffee shop.
So here is my itinerary: Depart from Dulles tonight at 6:45. Arrive in Moscow tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 local time (7:45am Eastern). Spend the weekend in Moscow at a five-star hotel with views of the Kremlin. Go to Yaroslavl, the very old provincial town 150 miles northeast of Moscow where Ben has been living with a widow named Rimma Andreevna, for the middle of the week. We're staying at a brand-new hotel on the Volga River (literally, floating on the river). On Thursday or Friday, I can't remember which, we take an overnight train from Yaroslavl to St. Petersburg. Then we spend the second weekend in St. Petersburg at the Grand Hotel Europe. Rick ad Judy leave St. Petersburg for Istanbul on Sunday and Ben and I take the overnight train to Moscow, where I depart on Monday. Should be quite the experience!
Gotta give a shout-out to my peeps who made this possible: Aunt Jacquelyn and Uncle Jim, for taking it upon themselves to make sure I had the opportunity to take this trip; all my relatives and friends who gave me financial and emotional support after leaving New Orleans; Hollister Lindley for being totally awesome in every way and bringing us goodie bags yesterday like a travel fairy; my professors for being very cool about this.
I can barely contain my excitement and certainly cannot concentrate on Property...I love you all! I will update from Russia if possible.
posted by Lesley M @ 9:55 AM
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