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7/10/09 Today we explored the city of Pskov. This is our last stop on the tour before returning to St. Petersburg for one last day of touring as a group. Pskov came into existence in 903. In WWII 93% of the buildings in Pskov were destroyed so everything is fairly new. We began our day [...]

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St. Petersburg for the Day then a Train to Novgorod

Filed under: Assimilation, Daily Journal Entry, Migration, Preparation by allisonwucher

7/7/09 OK, so today I was hung over. I felt terrible until about 10 AM. I was pretty hazy until around noon. Today had the feeling that you get when you wake up late for class or a meeting and it completely discombobulates you for the rest of the day. Like something disrupted your flow [...]

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