Pirna

Pirna

This weekend we visited city Pirna not far from Dresden. History of this city bagan from fortress mentioned in 1269. In different time it belongs to Bohemia, Prussia and Saxony. In 19th sentury it became an industrial city. Among all sandstone mined here was used in houses building all across the region: from Dresden and […]

Pillnitz Castle

Pillnitz Castle

Last month I switch from my ticket around Dresden to Deutschland Ticket and now I can travel around Germany as much as I want for the same price. However, my family could travel with me only around Lower Saxony Area. But so far we have plenty places to visit. This weekend we have been in […]

REWE Race

REWE Race

Finally I have a chanse to write about jogging. I used to run a lot couple years ago and took park in several races every year. But for a while I was out of game and happy to return paticipating in REWE Team Challenge 2023.

Bautzner Str. Memorial

Bautzner Str. Memorial

After the WWII eastern part of Germany was under Soviet occupation. After Nazi regime collapsed, new vision for the country was required and Stalin decided that another copy of Soviet system would do well and began to build totalitarian system. And what a dictator you are without political prisons?

One year of the War

One year of the War

It’s hard to forget the morning of Feb 24, 2022 in Kyiv. The loud burst, the noise of neighbours dashing around the apartments, BBC web site with news about Russian invasion to Ukraine. After it was the endless traffic jam on the road from Kyiv with brave Ukrainian soldiers rushing in the opposite direction to […]

Fear of information

Fear of information

There were two events on the week that linked together. The first one was interview by russian showman Oskar Kuchera on YouTube channel VDud. During the interview he expressed several times the support of war and Putin’s actions.

Kikabidze

Kikabidze

One of my favorite movie is an old Soviet comedy Mimino. I’ve seen it dozens of times and know each line by heart. And of course I am in love with the main character – Valiko Mizandari, honest and kind pilot who dreams about international flights. Valiko was played by Vahtag Kikabidze, who took part […]

Renting apartments

Renting apartments

In russian fairy tales wicked witch Baba Jaga is living in a house with legs. So this house could move around the forest by its own. In real life, unfortunately, you need a new place every time you move. So, I started looking for a new apartments in Dresden, and there are couple unusual things […]

Goodbye 2022

Goodbye 2022

Finally 2022 is over. It was extremely challenging year for entire world: reckless aggression of Russia against Ukraine, skyrocketing prices, millions of refuges in Europe. World has changed forever. And, unfortunately it became more and more unpredictable and less and less safe.

Christmas in Turkey

Christmas in Turkey

Pelevin wrote in one of his best book “Chapaev and Pustota” that you need to follow the rules of the world where are you living. So this year we celebrate Christmas on December 25. To do so together we chose neutral Turkey