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Marcel Proust said a good thing. "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
Yes. This is completely right. I love travel because it gives me new eyes.
So here's my story of Mockba (Moscow).
The reason why I decided to go to Russia is all because of the Moscow's underground station. I've heard that it's huge and deep down and beautiful. The photo above is the decoration of air duct. Each station has different treatment and very interesting to look around. If I had time, I would stay riding on the train and check out all the stations!
Moscow's subway system has lots of lines, maybe more than Tokyo. Walls are created by marbles and illuminated by chandeliers. Some station has stained glass and beautiful paintings. It's like you are in the museum or the palace. It might be showing off the power of Soviet Communism, but I really liked the point that Moscow people keep the remains of Communism. If this is in Tokyo, people will take it off everything that is finished.
Some told me that I should be really careful when I use underground railway. So I was bit nervous but surprisingly I found Moscow underground is much safer than Paris underground! I saw lots of people reading books and even sleeping like Tokyo ( ! ) and people speak to the people when the train approaches to the station, probably saying that she/he'll get off on the next station so that people will yield. I found that Moscow is really sophisticated city.
Red has the connotation of "beauty" in Russian. Red Squire means beautiful squire and indeed, it is beautiful.
I think Russian knows how to use colours. Matryoshka doll are colourful, churches are colourful, and cakes are colourful.
I thought Red Squire is more like insipid place but it has Gum department store and rather seemed like a fun place to go. And I thought Kremlin is more like political secret places, but it turned out it has lots of churches!!!
I remembered Moscow rule. Rule No.1: "Assume Nothing".
We should be open-mined to anything. If you think only in one point of view, your view will be narrowed. It's easy to say but hard to practice.
Keep the door open. That's what I learned again from Moscow.
Yes. This is completely right. I love travel because it gives me new eyes.
So here's my story of Mockba (Moscow).
The reason why I decided to go to Russia is all because of the Moscow's underground station. I've heard that it's huge and deep down and beautiful. The photo above is the decoration of air duct. Each station has different treatment and very interesting to look around. If I had time, I would stay riding on the train and check out all the stations!
Moscow's subway system has lots of lines, maybe more than Tokyo. Walls are created by marbles and illuminated by chandeliers. Some station has stained glass and beautiful paintings. It's like you are in the museum or the palace. It might be showing off the power of Soviet Communism, but I really liked the point that Moscow people keep the remains of Communism. If this is in Tokyo, people will take it off everything that is finished.
Some told me that I should be really careful when I use underground railway. So I was bit nervous but surprisingly I found Moscow underground is much safer than Paris underground! I saw lots of people reading books and even sleeping like Tokyo ( ! ) and people speak to the people when the train approaches to the station, probably saying that she/he'll get off on the next station so that people will yield. I found that Moscow is really sophisticated city.
Red has the connotation of "beauty" in Russian. Red Squire means beautiful squire and indeed, it is beautiful.
I think Russian knows how to use colours. Matryoshka doll are colourful, churches are colourful, and cakes are colourful.
I thought Red Squire is more like insipid place but it has Gum department store and rather seemed like a fun place to go. And I thought Kremlin is more like political secret places, but it turned out it has lots of churches!!!
I remembered Moscow rule. Rule No.1: "Assume Nothing".
We should be open-mined to anything. If you think only in one point of view, your view will be narrowed. It's easy to say but hard to practice.
Keep the door open. That's what I learned again from Moscow.
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St. Petersburg.
This city is formally called Leningrad. I watched the movie about World War II before I visited the city so the thing is, I was pretty much scared to visit there. This city is very beautiful but so many people were dead because of hunger and coldness..... I've never been to Hiroshima, because it scares me, and even though I visited the house of Anne Frank in Amsterdam, I was totally scared and felt so sick and regretted to visit there.
But.... St. Petersburg was très beautiful. Pink, yellow, and water blue, pastel coloured buildings are all beautifully preserved. Yeah, it's normal but there are no remain of sadness and the city is full of life. So my fear was completely meaningless. It is an old European city, once the great queen, Екатерина or Catherine (btw, why the name is so different in English??) had ruled.
One thing I was very much surprised is that the most of the shops are open till 22:00. I mean, come on, it's Europe and shops are open till 22:00!! That is totally great if you know Britain and France. Russia is a Christian country but still the shops are open on Saturday and Sunday. This might be a reason because the country is once a communist country, though.... but for shopping lovers like me, this is totally great!!! : )
The other thing I didn't expect is that there are so many KaΦe, cafes. I didn't know that Russian loves coffee so much!! And the all the cakes I have tried were all yummy!!! (Which reminded me Vienna.)
Yes, St. Petersburg always reminded me some other cities but by seeing some people wearing Russian hat, and the remains of Soviet, the city always reminded me that I'm in Russia. I think It's quite a wired experience that the city continuously reminds me different cities but I guess that is because of Russia's hugeness or uniqueness. Wherever I felt nostalgia, I felt so great. That is the fact.
One thing you cannot miss at St. Petersburg is the Hermitage! The Hermitage has huge collection but some, or I would say many, of their famous paintings were on rental, I guess. I couldn't find the famous da Vinci "Virgin Mary and her son" or the painting of El Greco.
However, their modern art collections such as Matisse, made me think of MOMA and the Tate. After seeing them, I strongly felt I should visit New York and London again.
In the end, I just wish I could keep traveling!
This city is formally called Leningrad. I watched the movie about World War II before I visited the city so the thing is, I was pretty much scared to visit there. This city is very beautiful but so many people were dead because of hunger and coldness..... I've never been to Hiroshima, because it scares me, and even though I visited the house of Anne Frank in Amsterdam, I was totally scared and felt so sick and regretted to visit there.
But.... St. Petersburg was très beautiful. Pink, yellow, and water blue, pastel coloured buildings are all beautifully preserved. Yeah, it's normal but there are no remain of sadness and the city is full of life. So my fear was completely meaningless. It is an old European city, once the great queen, Екатерина or Catherine (btw, why the name is so different in English??) had ruled.
One thing I was very much surprised is that the most of the shops are open till 22:00. I mean, come on, it's Europe and shops are open till 22:00!! That is totally great if you know Britain and France. Russia is a Christian country but still the shops are open on Saturday and Sunday. This might be a reason because the country is once a communist country, though.... but for shopping lovers like me, this is totally great!!! : )
The other thing I didn't expect is that there are so many KaΦe, cafes. I didn't know that Russian loves coffee so much!! And the all the cakes I have tried were all yummy!!! (Which reminded me Vienna.)
Yes, St. Petersburg always reminded me some other cities but by seeing some people wearing Russian hat, and the remains of Soviet, the city always reminded me that I'm in Russia. I think It's quite a wired experience that the city continuously reminds me different cities but I guess that is because of Russia's hugeness or uniqueness. Wherever I felt nostalgia, I felt so great. That is the fact.
One thing you cannot miss at St. Petersburg is the Hermitage! The Hermitage has huge collection but some, or I would say many, of their famous paintings were on rental, I guess. I couldn't find the famous da Vinci "Virgin Mary and her son" or the painting of El Greco.
However, their modern art collections such as Matisse, made me think of MOMA and the Tate. After seeing them, I strongly felt I should visit New York and London again.
In the end, I just wish I could keep traveling!
I love traveling!
This trip to Russia really reminded me how much I love traveling. I can be totally stranger in exotic city and see the world in a fresh eye. I tend to forget this because I'm too busy thinking about work, myself and everything but I just remembered that we are living in a very beautiful world. Oh I wish I can keep traveling!! Finding differences and similarities. Breathing the unknown world and absorbing its knowledge. Feeling nostalgia for the past and future.
Speaking of beauty, it was a quite surprise for me to know that Russian boys are totally cute!! Well, there are two types of men in Russia. KGB type huge guys and sensitive type guys. They have really beautiful eyes. I can dedicate whole chapter for describing my love for Russian boys!
Everything was huge and beautiful in Russia, train station, buildings, cities... Russian people don't smile much (maybe because it's too cold??) but once we start talking, they are totally nice and kind. Look at him! I met this Russian guy in the market. He was first being shy for the picture, but he posed for me! Totally lovely!!
As I cannot read Russian alphabet, it was very difficult for me to find ways. This reminded my non-Japanese speaking friend, who uses iPhone GPS to walk around Tokyo. When I head this first time, I thought that is very strange but as most of Japanese don't speak English as Russian people don't, I can now understand his point. Another good points of traveling. You can have a new point of view. : )
As I heard that Russia is really freezing, so I was very much afraid of its coldness but it turned out OK. It would become colder and colder everyday, though! I would like to try its freezing winter that even the canals and rivers froze, but I would prefer to visit again during the summer time. Must be very lovely.
I felt a bit strange because it has the coldness of Tokyo's winter but the leaves are in yellow like autumn. Indeed I visited Russia in Autumn. When I came back to Tokyo, the trees are still in green. I felt the bigness of the world. This is the 7500 km difference.
World is huge but if you try to capture it, you can do it. You can go to anywhere and meet and talk with people there. I think this is truly wonderful.I would try traveling and seeing the world and finding my favorite things.
Oh I couldn't write about cities and foods!! I would name this blog as "part1". To be continued!!
This trip to Russia really reminded me how much I love traveling. I can be totally stranger in exotic city and see the world in a fresh eye. I tend to forget this because I'm too busy thinking about work, myself and everything but I just remembered that we are living in a very beautiful world. Oh I wish I can keep traveling!! Finding differences and similarities. Breathing the unknown world and absorbing its knowledge. Feeling nostalgia for the past and future.
Speaking of beauty, it was a quite surprise for me to know that Russian boys are totally cute!! Well, there are two types of men in Russia. KGB type huge guys and sensitive type guys. They have really beautiful eyes. I can dedicate whole chapter for describing my love for Russian boys!
Everything was huge and beautiful in Russia, train station, buildings, cities... Russian people don't smile much (maybe because it's too cold??) but once we start talking, they are totally nice and kind. Look at him! I met this Russian guy in the market. He was first being shy for the picture, but he posed for me! Totally lovely!!
As I cannot read Russian alphabet, it was very difficult for me to find ways. This reminded my non-Japanese speaking friend, who uses iPhone GPS to walk around Tokyo. When I head this first time, I thought that is very strange but as most of Japanese don't speak English as Russian people don't, I can now understand his point. Another good points of traveling. You can have a new point of view. : )
As I heard that Russia is really freezing, so I was very much afraid of its coldness but it turned out OK. It would become colder and colder everyday, though! I would like to try its freezing winter that even the canals and rivers froze, but I would prefer to visit again during the summer time. Must be very lovely.
I felt a bit strange because it has the coldness of Tokyo's winter but the leaves are in yellow like autumn. Indeed I visited Russia in Autumn. When I came back to Tokyo, the trees are still in green. I felt the bigness of the world. This is the 7500 km difference.
World is huge but if you try to capture it, you can do it. You can go to anywhere and meet and talk with people there. I think this is truly wonderful.I would try traveling and seeing the world and finding my favorite things.
Oh I couldn't write about cities and foods!! I would name this blog as "part1". To be continued!!
