Some Russian postcards (actually it's not exactly clear what they are):
Not sure of the source, but I found it here. For all non bird lovers (like me), here's a little guide:
Top two: зарянка (zaryanka) is a robin and probably comes from the word sunrise (заря); мухоловка (mukalovka) is a flycatcher. It can also mean a Venus fly trap plant
Middle two: иволга (ivolga) is an oriole and поползень (popolzen') is a nuthatch
Bottom two: коноплянка (konaplyanka) is a linnet and дубровник (dubrovnik) is a Croatian seaside town and I have no idea! Suggestions on a postcard.
Created: 2008-06-25 18:46,
Tags: languages,
Russian,
words,
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My dad likes to think we're Estonian or Swedish or something (or perhaps he likes building bonfires) so we celebrated Midsummer's Eve with a bonfire and rockets in the back garden.
Created: 2008-06-24 19:07,
Tags: family,
home,
photos,
Scandinavia,
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Tomas sent me a link to this poster advertising Vilnius European Capital of Culture 2009 at a bus stop in London. It impressed me that they are making some attempts to reach out to the British audience and it the first piece of marketing I've seen aimed at us. Great!
Thanks to Jo'nas for letting me use the photo.
Created: 2008-06-21 10:29,
Tags: Capital of Culture,
England,
Lithuania,
Vilnius,
Comments: 0
Wow, look! My blog has been updated as promised. Tomas did all the hard work, of course. Thanks! Now you have my latest delicious items down the side along with an archive and a super obvious subscribe button. The logo up at the top corner is not official yet, but something needed to go there. The best way is just to see what works what doesn't and gradually make changes for the better. Let me know what you think.
Created: 2008-06-19 21:34,
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I've just come back from another trip to Halle. It was really enjoyable. The weather was great and we did lots of nice things. Easyjet kinda messed up the end part, but I don't want to rant on and on about it. They cancelled my flight and I thankfully was able to stay with Aidas in Berlin. He was a great host. He made cocktails and we played Jenga. Of course, I will be eternally grateful :) I also met two hilarious guys from Manchester who also were on the fated EZY7226 to Liverpool. We all got redirected to Glasgow and had a lot of laughs on the long journey back. So there was a bright side to the whole debacle. Now comes the whole filing a complaint and getting compensation. I'll let you all know how it goes.
Tomas got me some great birthday presents. Feuchtgebiete (click on the link, they will be translating it into English) was one. I read it in about 2 days. I can't say it was too remarkable after all the hype there was in Germany about its content, but the real shocker of the book (how the protagonist's mother tried to kill her own children) was somehow skipped over and mentioned only when it was time for a convenient ending. He also got me a Polaroid camera. Amazing. I also want to show you this sweet card. I forced him to by it me in Paperchase, but I had a to wait so long to get it. I love it! The same company (1973) also makes matryoshka wrapping paper.
Created: 2008-06-12 18:57,
Tags: birthday,
germany,
halle,
life,
presents,
tomas,
travel,
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