Wednesday, September 30, 2009

From Moscow with Love


Right after arriving, we took a tour of MSU...we were very jet-lagged and exhausted.


I had been trying to get some kind of dessert for hours...and then they prolonged my torture by wanting to take pictures of my success.


Group photo in the MSU Journalism building.


We did work sometimes...


And sometimes we played... (Moscow Botanical Gardens)


Or pretended to be Tank Girl at Soviet WWII Memorial sites (somewhere outside of Moscow).


When in Russian Orthodox churches/monasteries, do as Russian Orthodox women do: put on a long skirt and cover your head. Some guy offered me a kitten at this monastery...but my professor said no kittens. :-(


Packing to leave. Our lovely, tiny room. Shared by me, Marisa, and Mr. Clown.


In the airport, on our way home...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Berlin mit meine Freundin


Where the Berlin wall once stood is marked by these.


Reichstag.


Victory on the Brandenburg Tor (it points towards the French embassy...)


Eating tasty dessert with stolen forks outside of KaDeWe.


Awesome sculpture from our alternative tour.


My favourite image from the entire trip.


Groping sculptures...


Bartering at the flohmarkt (flea market) for really awesome earrings, one of which I later lost.