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The lake that we never made it to...
Hello everyone! How are you? I hope the weather isn't too atrocious with you - it has been around 25 degrees here, although apparently tomorrow it will return to 4 degrees, with the possibility of snow...I really don't know if I should trust the BBC! We had a lovely day on Friday - it was a Russian holiday from Thursday to Saturday, although Sunday then had to be a normal working day. I went with 7 other students to Lake Ladoga for a day trip - we went on the train, and it took 2 1/2 hours to get there. It was a really lovely day all in all, despite the fact that we never actually saw the lake, apart from in the distance at one point... We got within 10 minutes walk, but we had to turn back to make sure we caught the bus, and then the train
! We stopped first in a place called Staraya Ladoga, where there was a really beautiful fortress on a river bank. We looked round there, some of us did a tour, and then we had a picnic lunch while waiting at the bus stop! We then went on to Novaya Ladoga, in the hope of making it to the lake. It was all so beautiful though, that it didn't really matter that we never made it in the end. Next time! Another exciting happening of the last week is that I have moved out of my lovely flat, and am temporarily residing with some friends who conveniently live near Nevsky Prospect (the main road in the centre of the city). I came to the decision after having been unable to find someone to share the flat with (and it wasn't really a good idea to live on my own here!) and only having a short time left in the city. It is all good fun at the moment, as I am sleeping in a bed above the kitchen in this flat (a sort of loft place but not quite - maybe a cross between a loft and a cabin bed). I have a few other friends who I can stay with, so for the next little while I will be moving from place to place. It will certainly be an interesting time! What else has been happening? We are trying to recruit people to come on our English/British Camp in the Summer - we need about another 40 students or so... I think we may need to come up with some wacky ideas, as posters in the toilets at the uni don't seem to have come up with anything! Had my first ice cream of the year on the beach the other day, watching the sun (not really even setting yet - it is setting really late these days!) Had a great Easter service at Church (the Church was packed - it was such a contrast this week when hardly anyone was there as it was a normal working day!) Right, I think that is all for now. Have a good week! Sarah xxx
Hello everyone! How are you? I hope the weather isn't too atrocious with you - it has been around 25 degrees here, although apparently tomorrow it will return to 4 degrees, with the possibility of snow...I really don't know if I should trust the BBC! We had a lovely day on Friday - it was a Russian holiday from Thursday to Saturday, although Sunday then had to be a normal working day. I went with 7 other students to Lake Ladoga for a day trip - we went on the train, and it took 2 1/2 hours to get there. It was a really lovely day all in all, despite the fact that we never actually saw the lake, apart from in the distance at one point... We got within 10 minutes walk, but we had to turn back to make sure we caught the bus, and then the train
! We stopped first in a place called Staraya Ladoga, where there was a really beautiful fortress on a river bank. We looked round there, some of us did a tour, and then we had a picnic lunch while waiting at the bus stop! We then went on to Novaya Ladoga, in the hope of making it to the lake. It was all so beautiful though, that it didn't really matter that we never made it in the end. Next time! Another exciting happening of the last week is that I have moved out of my lovely flat, and am temporarily residing with some friends who conveniently live near Nevsky Prospect (the main road in the centre of the city). I came to the decision after having been unable to find someone to share the flat with (and it wasn't really a good idea to live on my own here!) and only having a short time left in the city. It is all good fun at the moment, as I am sleeping in a bed above the kitchen in this flat (a sort of loft place but not quite - maybe a cross between a loft and a cabin bed). I have a few other friends who I can stay with, so for the next little while I will be moving from place to place. It will certainly be an interesting time! What else has been happening? We are trying to recruit people to come on our English/British Camp in the Summer - we need about another 40 students or so... I think we may need to come up with some wacky ideas, as posters in the toilets at the uni don't seem to have come up with anything! Had my first ice cream of the year on the beach the other day, watching the sun (not really even setting yet - it is setting really late these days!) Had a great Easter service at Church (the Church was packed - it was such a contrast this week when hardly anyone was there as it was a normal working day!) Right, I think that is all for now. Have a good week! Sarah xxx
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