Not long ago our friend came back from Bangkok (he had been living here for more than 1 year) and we discussed some peculiarities of drivers of these two countries. So, this text will be the start of the driving theme posts.
Month: June 2014
Daily biking
2 days ago we took a short ride because the temperature seemed to be going up (a bit). Yes, I hope summer has finally come.
I did tell you there are no special bike paths in our city and in many others, so, if you want to ride a bike, you have several ways out: Continue reading
Notes on Siberian weather
As you know Russia is a big country which stretches for thousands of kilometers and covers different climate zones. That’s why weather in regions may differ. Actually, Siberian summer didn’t please the last 2 or 3 years. Last year, for example, it was snowing on the first day of summer. Of course, snow melted away in a couple of hours, but, as Russians say, “an aftertaste remains”. Continue reading
Seasons
In spite of what I can write here about negative aspects of living in Russia, I love its climat and nature…
Offroad in Russia | Siberian Auto Moto Festival
Among all the nations you can find absolutely different people with various interests: cinema, music, clubs, travelling… Here, in Russia, I know many people who like offroading (possibly it’s caused by the roads quality :) ). And we also like offroad in some degree – the fear to be left without a car brings us back to senses when needed :) By the way, it’s our Pajero II – almost alive!
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport
Despite the fact that the airport name contains the word “international”, it is really small in comparison with other airports I’ve visited. On this pic you may see the airport terminal A intended for domestic flights.
Russian educational system in brief
While writing my graduation thesis, I decided to tell about Russian education system. I suppose it will be better to divide these theme into several posts, because there are too much information.
Let’s start with the general information about the major institutions of the system.