RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 28 Oct 2012 | Views [1177]
One of my favourite things to do is walking around Moscow during spring time. The weather is lovely and the whole city is filled with flowers and people enjoying the sunshine. It just feels so good finally being able to walk outside ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 27 Oct 2012 | Views [2595]
I explored the Tretyakov gallery area a couple of times during the first sunny weeks of May. It was lovely just getting out of the small flat and spending some time outside in the sunshine.
One afternoon my exploring ... Read more >
Tags: churches, janaline smalman, moscow, photography, russia, sculpture park, socialist, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012 | Views [2114] | Comments [1]
A Moscow river boat trip is definitely a great choice when it's hot, sunny, and you've seen a lot of the city on foot already!
Just imagine how cool it is to slowly drift across the beautiful Moscow River , enjoying Moscow from ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 22 Oct 2012 | Views [1693]
Arbatskaya is one of Moscow’s oldest streets, it has existed at least since the 15th century and is lined with fine 19th century mansions. It has loads of museums, galleries and churches and is filled with shops, ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 21 Oct 2012 | Views [1444]
Ulitsa Varvarka, in Afrikaans this would mean street pig. So naturally when I read this I just had to go down this street. My first but definitely not last walk down this historical street was on this lovely sunny day in May with my friend Yve. ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, church, janaline smalman, moscow, photography, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 | Views [1528]
One of my biggest passions in live is doing oil painting and looking at art always inspires me to paint. Moscow is filled with art galleries and museums to visit, too many to count so I started with the famous galleries and am still slowly working ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | Views [1809]
When autumn arrives and all the leaves turn yellow and orange a chill enters the air and you realize there’s only a couple of more weeks left before the big chill descends on Moscow.
Wrapped up warm against the chilly autumn ... Read more >
Tags: autumn, exhibition center, janaline smalman, moscow, photography, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | Views [2989] | Comments [1]
The Alexander Gardens in front of the Kremlin
I love that the soldiers really do lift their legs waist high when they march along, just like in the movies!
Guard changing places
The ... Read more >
Tags: change guards, janaline smalman, kremlin, moscow, photography, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 15 Oct 2012 | Views [855]
“Paintings, sculpture and applied art from ancient history to the present day - art fans can find all this and more at the Pushkin Museum.”
After I read this I had to go and check this out for myself. My friend Yve ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Views [941]
It was April and still cold outside and raining. My friends Judith, Yve and I decided to visit the State Historical Museum, as we needed an activity away from the cold. On the way to the museum my umbrella broke in the strong wind. It was probably ... Read more >
Tags: janaline smalman, moscow, museum, photography, red square, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | Views [1447]
My first winter here in Moscow was a shock to my system. As I grew up in sunny South-Africa I have never experienced cold like this before and was not prepared.
When the cold of October arrived my co-workers asked me if I have enough warm ... Read more >
Tags: janaline smalman, moscow, photography, russia, snow, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [841]
While living in Moscow, on my way to work I would often pass by this old man with his goat. He would usually be standing close to the metro collecting money for his goat come sunshine, rain or snow.
Tags: goat, janaline smalman, moscow, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [2226]
My British friend Yve arrived in Moscow during February 2011 to join me for work in Russia!!!
For her first official weekend here we went on an excursion to Suzdal for “ Maslenitsa” the Butter Festival. Suzdal is one of the oldest ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, festival, goose fight, janaline smalman, monastery, russia, snow, suzdal, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
While living in Moscow I took several day trips to some surrounding towns in the countryside!!
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 8 Oct 2012 | Views [1662]
Every year I go somewhere special for my birthday and in 2011 I decided to celebrate my birthday in mystical St Petersburg for a weekend. Who wouldn’t plan a weekend get away to a place where it’s windy, snowing and -28 degrees ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, icicles, janaline smalman, russia, saint petersburg, snow, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 8 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
My first visit to Saint Petersburg was in the dead of winter but I made sure to go back for a visit in the summer during "white nights" when the sun never sets!
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 5 Oct 2012 | Views [808]
The next time I was invited to join my Russian friends at their weekend house in Shisken just outside of Moscow was at the start of autumn. Alexander’s mother picked me up Saturday morning and drove me and the girls to the datcha (Weekend ... Read more >
Tags: janaline smalman, mushrooms, russia, shishken, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 3 Oct 2012 | Views [2038]
When my Russian friends Alexander and
Anastasia heard that I have never actually ice-skated they decided it was time
to teach me. They picked me up early Saturday morning and we headed out to
their weekend house about 1h drive just outside ... Read more >
Tags: ice-skate, janaline smalman, russia, snow, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | Views [873]
I walked along the river from the Kremlin
and was greeted by one of the most imposing and controversial buildings in Russia, the
resurrected Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
It was originally commissioned after the defeat
of Napoleon ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, janaline smalman, moscow, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 28 Sep 2012 | Views [1288]
On a cold and rainy October day I headed
out to visit the convent.
I was told that you can not miss the
convent as you get out of the metro, but that is probably if you get off at the
right metro stop. I got off and found ... Read more >
Tags: cemetary, convent, janaline smalman, moscow, novodevichy, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 28 Sep 2012 | Photo Gallery
Moscow is definitely the city of 1000 churches and I have explored a couple of its beautiful cathedrals and monasteries while living here.
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 28 Sep 2012 | Views [4273]
Izmaylovo market in the East of Moscow with
its huge collection of souvenirs and Russian memorabilia is a must on a
weekend! I have spent many weekends walking around here and exploring every
nook and cranny of the market and its surrounding ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, izmaylovo, janaline smalman, market, moscow, russia, travel, vodka
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | Views [1434]
I lived alone in my old Soviet flat for 3
weeks before I eventually got a flat mate. I was busy settling in, getting to
know the area and spent a lot of evenings at home watching a bit of TV and
studying some Russian after walking around the ... Read more >
Tags: apartment blocks, janaline smalman, moscow, neighbour, russia, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | Views [1581]
I have been fortunate to have some lovely
Russian students and befriended a couple, Alexander and Anastasia. They invited
me to come and visit them at their holiday house just outside of Moscow.
So I took Friday off work and went ... Read more >
Tags: janaline smalman, moscow, russia, sauna, tarusa, travel
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | Views [940]
My Russian adventure started September
2010! The unknown, the secretiveness of
this city pulled me towards it. Since I can remember I have always been
interested to find out what actually goes on behind the “iron curtain”. I
grabbed at the chance ... Read more >
Tags: apartment block, coffee, janaline smalman, moscow, russia, travel
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