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[avrelia]

I decided to post the last bunch of pictures, and then the last part of the story. And then I move to something else and it would be cool. Because I have plans.

Last days I was busy with thinking. About my life in the future. I have no idea what I shold be in ten years. Beside the world-famous writer, of course. But I need a plan. A good executable plan for my life in the next several years.
::burst into song::
Oh, well. Enjoy the streets of Moscow

The note about Red Square (Krasnaya Ploshchad'): The word "krasny" that now means "red" had the meaning "beautiful" when the square was named. So, actually, it is Beautiful Square.

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Enjoy!

ETA February 16, 2005: as I added this entry to memories, here are the links to the other pictures from Moscow:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v76/TurtleV/Moscow%20May%202004%20I/

http://photobucket.com/albums/v76/TurtleV/Moscow_May_2004_II/

http://photobucket.com/albums/v76/TurtleV/Moscow_May_2004_III/

http://photobucket.com/albums/v76/TurtleV/Moscow_May_2004_IV/

password is the same, and please, view the oldest first.

Comments

[jonesiexxx.livejournal.com]

Lovely pictures. I especially liked the fireworks. Although I read "Victoria Day" and got confused.

I'm sorry you're distressed. Can I de-stress you? Would chocolate help? A five-year plan? Not the Soviet kind. The Jones kind.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Chocolate makes everything better - it is a fact proved by science. Endorphins and all that. And you can definitely de-stress me! The Jones' five-year plan sounds very appealing. ;-) Also, I was listening my favourite Very Depressing singer - and, as usual, I feel much better after it.

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

Last days I was busy with thinking. About my life in the future. I have no idea what I shold be in ten years. Beside the world-famous writer, of course. But I need a plan. A good executable plan for my life in the next several years.

It's fun, isn't it? Just kidding. I know how you feel. I've been stuck in between ever since I graduated last year. And I sometimes wonder if I really want to do the sort of stuff I studied for the next ten or so years. I wish I had something wise to say, but sadly, I don't.

I appreciate your Moscow pictures, however. I'd have never mustered the courage to take a picture in the subway, but that's just me.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

I'd have never mustered the courage to take a picture in the subway, but that's just me.

No, this is years of conditioning that taking pictures in metro was prohibited. I felt I was being insanely brave surreptitiously taking this picture. ;)

[the-royal-anna.livejournal.com]

Oh! What treats! Fireworks and fountains, beautiful buildings and cream cakes! Moscow looks such a fascinating city. And I love that everyone's reading on the subway. Here we just tend to sit and stare at people's knees.

Thank you for sharing the photos. And good luck with planning! Plans are hard to come by, and still harder to carry out. I've yet to make any plan I've had work.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Here we just tend to sit and stare at people's knees.


Really? But it is so boring! I've never felt bad about having to spend lots of time going somewhere on the subway - I could just read - and wouldn't notice the time.

Plans are hard to come by, and still harder to carry out.
Thanks, I figured out I need some direction to move, some long-term idea I can focuse on, because, as hard as trying to make plan work, in my situation I need something to hold on to.

[asta77.livejournal.com]

A pink church? Now that's something I don't see everyday. :)

I've been trying to come up with a five year plan for, oh, about five years now. ;) Someday I will get my act together. If you have any good suggestions as to how to do so, I'm open to them. :)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

A pink church?

It is not exactly pink, closer to pink-orange hybrid, but still very pretty. But I wouldn't have guessed that it would look unusual.

And if (when) I come up with a decent plan I'll describe the process here. ;)

[asta77.livejournal.com]

Where I live churches tend to be either brick or painted white. We Americans are just soooo boring when it comes to color schemes. ;)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

hmm, the majority of churches in Russia are white - either made from limestone, or made of brick and painted white. But some have coloured walls - Xvii-Xix centuries, I guess. Then there are churches made of wood, but that's another stopy.



First months in Canada I was very surprised by looks of churches here. They looked so casual to me.

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

First months in Canada I was very surprised by looks of churches here. They looked so casual to me

When I saw my first Protestant church in the US, my initial reaction was, "And this warehouse is a church?"

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

I had similar reaction, but then I thought it may have to result from theological points of protestantism that I don't know much about.

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

It does have something to do with the theological points of the Protestant church and I also don't know enough. From the little I remember, it has to do with the interpretation of the Bible and the idea that pleasures in current life are not terribly important (dance, food, music, decoration). If I'm not terribly mistaken, Cromwell's movement was a good example of this.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

I agree - this much I know - Cromwell, and English revolution, and basics of protestantism - I guess, I wasn't ready for practical implications of these ideas - after all, I was more used to European archtecture, that, even protectant, looked different (partly because often it was former catholic churches.) Again, most of the warehouse-like churches I've seen here, in Canada, are built recently - so it is connected to styles and fashions, too.