June 07, 2010

So I leave for NY tomorrow and then to Helsinki and then to Russia... a little anti-climatic, but I'll get there eventually. I was going to set up a new blog and call it "Tolstoy was a vegetarian," but that name doesn't exactly roll of the tongue. It is actually true, though - Leo Tolstoy, Master of Russian literature, was a vegetarian (cool Russian fact #1). I can almost see a glisten in his eye, probably from his sheer joy at only eating cabbage and black bread... and vodka.

Vegetarianism aside, you may find many comparisons between this blog and the work of our beloved author:
#1 Most notably, unparalleled literary geniusness
#2Long, winding, excruciatingly detailed sections about Russian history
(see, I'm already using hard words like "genuisness" to describe my blog")

Probably the comparisons end there, but I'll let you know if I find any more. Point is, this is the same blog I wrote for Rome, and I'm just adding to it with new travels. and hopefully more interesting content.

Here's my schedule until I get to Russia:
-Leave NY June 9th.
-Helsinki until June 12th
-Tallinn until June 15th
-who knows, probably back to Helsinki until June 19th
-RUSSIA! (til August 9th)

Russian fact #2 - Before going on a trip, Russians sit on their luggage by the door for good luck.** As seen here in the awesome movie "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears"***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cusEvQBZCu8&feature=related
at minute 2:15.

That's how dedicated I am to this blog.
Please to enjoy. Or at least write me comments.




**I don't know if they actually still do this
*** Moscow only believes in love, fyi.