Kazan c'est d'abord son Kremlin...
...but also by the Volga river...
...mais aussi la Volga...
...and the Kazanka river...
...et la Kazanka...
...with a strong regional indentity (we're in Tatarstan)...
...avec une forte identite regionale (nous sommes au Tatarstan)...
...found everywhere, even in the most unsual places...
...qu'on retrouve partout, vraiment partout...
...obviously, the soviet past is never far...
...evidemment le passe sovietique n'est jamais loin...
...with some nice leftovers (according to me)...
...avec de beaux restes (a mon avis)...
...modernity si everywhere though (thanks to petrodollars)...
...la modernite est partout...
...but still, some are left behind...
...mais tout le monde ne goute pas a la prosperite...
...and there's me, resting in the sun...
...et puis il y a moi, me dorant la pilule au soleil...
...in the footsteps of CatherineII...
...sur les traces de Catherine II...
...or of the Khans (of Pespi to go with my Tatar)...
...ou des Khans (la blagues surles cannettes de Pepsi marche pas en francais!)...
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Something to look forward to...
Q: How do you know if you are on a Mongolian train?
A: Is the lady car attendant shoveling coal in thigh-high black leather boots with stiletto heels? You are on a Mongolian train.
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