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Comment on Boat: Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lübeck, Germany by Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:09:14 +0000

Hi! Finally, I’ve got time to visit your blog from our last meeting on the Yauza river bridge in Moscow.

Glad, that you’ve been to St. Petersburg. I hope all things are right with you.

22th of August I had been with my girl in Trawemunde by ferry from Liepaya (Lat.)

We had got a trip from there to Paris through Netherlands by our bicycles.

It was unbelievable.

Comment on Day 62: Trubnikov Bor, Russia to Saint Petersburg, Russia by John Franzel

John Franzel — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 00:21:42 +0000

Well done Paps! Truly impressed by your trip, sounds like an amazing adventure. I got to admit, reading that you had gotten clipped by a truck made me catch my breath, glad you are okay, and that it was minor considering.

Comment on Day 62: Trubnikov Bor, Russia to Saint Petersburg, Russia by Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 23:56:07 +0000

As far as occupying the middle of a lane to avoid being clipped, a drunk driver in San Antonio would kill you dead in no time (they make tamales rather than blinis here). There are some folks on the road here that have trouble seeing anything on the road ahead of them, let alone the road itself.

Comment on Day 61: Veliky Novgorod, Russia to Trubnikov Bor, Russia by Jim Steele

Jim Steele — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:13:38 +0000

Way to go Michael – finish strong!

Comment on Day 54: Poshekhonye, Russia to Cherepovets, Russia by Vanya

Vanya — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:59:24 +0000

Hello, Michael!
I apologize in advance for my bad English. =)
Officer writes to you (the young man who helped carry the luggage to the room) at ARM Premier in Cherepovets, where you stopped to rest and recuperate for further travel.
Second day long I read your blog. Very interesting, informative and interesting!
Wish you were in our little town. We are pleased to have shown the sights and interesting places in the city. And some questioned about America) are very interesting)
I’m wish you the warm weather and smooth roads =)

Comment on Bicycle Brigades by papish

papish — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:47:16 +0000

I recently watched the Soviet Film "Only Old Men Are Going to Battle" about Ukrainian fighter pilots during the war. It features an all-women bombing unit based on the "Witches." Of course, in addition to heroics, the USSR also formed a "voluntary" People's Army (Opolcheniye) which basically sent 200,000 untrained and mostly unarmed civilians (women included) directly against German tanks with catastrophic results.

Comment on Bicycle Brigades by Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:12:29 +0000

If you haven’t read the article yet, the obituary of the Night Witch Nadezhda Popova is very interesting on the resourcefulness and bravery of the Soviets during WWII.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/world/europe/nadezhda-popova-ww-ii-night-witch-dies-at-91.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0

Comment on About by papish

papish — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 09:06:03 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Alex. Though, I fear my fellow countrymen may have set the bar low Do you have a blog for your trip?

Comment on About by Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:42:39 +0000

So many references to russian literature! I’m really impressed.
Probably, i will never met such good person from USA like you.
It was amzing!

Most foreigners that i met in Moscow learnt nothing about Moscow and Russia.
Thank, you.

Comment on Day 45: Moscow, Russia to Kirzhach, Russia by Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:08:59 +0000

Hi Michael!

You caught absolutly right. I’m going from Riga to Germany by Ferry and then to Paris through Netherlands by Bicycle.

I was pleased to know that you wrote about my person.

You had selected the right way to Vladimir through Chernogolovka.

My colleagues and me wish you luck in you interesting travel !