russian experience
realised i haven't had the time to update on my recent trip to russia! yep an exotic place i noe.. many of my frens react in interesting manners when i mentioned that i'll be taking a 10 day holiday to this country seemingly far north of the earth..nonetheless the fact that i lagged in blogging abt this experience doesn't make it less interesting.. perhaps only implying that i din meet any guy who proved my international tendencies right.. haha.. oh well.. the tour guides were all ladies.. very pretty ladies actually..
i cannot deny the fact that going on a holiday makes me yearn for that extraordinary feeling.. it certainly brought back the beautiful memories of my turkish experience.. perhaps only when i'm in that relaxed mode can i recreate that feeling.. one which i am unable to feel during my normal daily routine.. one which is juz so different yet special.. one which cannot be felt now but will never be forgotten..
russia! a rather mysterious and seemingly conservative country to most.. because of the fact that their understanding of that country is greatly limited.. no fault of theirs (i was one of them) because of the mere cultural changes the country has been through over history.. yet the beauty of the evidence of different cultures are those which became so valuable that people from all over the world travel there to witness for themselves..
the st basils in moscow and the kremlins , one of the most significant icons of russia; the palace square and magnificant winter palace in st petersburg; the summer palace in petershof; the remains of the romonav dynasty.. the red square in moscow; monuments of lenin; stalin houses and seven sisters; the evidence of the communist era.. war memorials; canons, tanks and firearms; reconstructed palaces, cathedrels and buildings.. the obvious traces of the destruction of world war II.. the many macdonalds along the way as the sign of westernisation? or perhaps juz the spreading of pop culture..
that is the story of russia.. till now i guess.. and to answer some questions.. russia has already become a democratic country.. in the sense they do have elections and they have a capitalist economy.. and also, it is not snowing all year round.. in summers (when i went) it is abt 10+ to 20+ degrees.. good weather.. but summers are not very long.. sadly.. and true enough their winters are literally freezing cold.. (one of the reason for the defeat of napolean and germany in wwII..) i did get to experience white nights though.. that means 24hr daylight in st petersburg.. cool eh.. and we managed to watch swan lake, the famous ballet show in st petersburg.. fantastic is the only word i think apt to describe it.. =)
to those who seem interested in going to russia for your next holiday.. although it was an eye opening experience, i would think that waiting a while more for their tourism industry to flourish would seem a better choice as yet.. and consider that 13 + 1 hr transit in dubai flight there.. actually quite a turn off to me la.. oops.. and for another.. i totally enjoy the efficiency and comfort at home.. u'll never truly understand it until u're deprived of it.. haha..
rebec inspired @ 1:19 PM
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