March 13, 2005
In like a lion ...
This is me standing on a little square in front of my school, which is situated to the right, just out of view. I'm surrounded by government buildings of some sort or another. For example, the one on the right is the British Embassy. I'm not sure what this building is, but it's directly behind the photographer:
If you look closely, you'll see two circles under the Russian emblem. The one on the left is Lenin, of the style that school children used to wear on their uniforms. And I believe the rigt circle is a battleship. It's a shame they left the Lenin pic up. And yes, that blue tint really is the way it looks outside...
The weather is unseasonably cold. It's amazing how a dip into -15C will get you to shut up about -5. According to Russian standards, spring has already started (March 1st), but it's actually colder than winter, there wasn't even snow here for the first weeks of January.
Update: An explanation of the building and Lenin picture to be found here.
Thanks to Mike for the input.
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