Michael's Coding Den: Travel

Getting back from Norway

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:43:01 GMT

Just returned back from business trip and skiing at Norway.

Visited (photo report):

Oslo: http://picasaweb.google.com/laflour/Oslo
Drobak (small city, next to Oslo): Day 1-2, Day 2-3
Kongsberg, SkiCenter: http://picasaweb.google.com/laflour/KongsbergSkiCenterNorway

Detailed description of each day is available there (rus): http://laflour.blogspot.com/search/label/Norway

Back from St. Pete, Russia

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:13:33 GMT

Just came back from the business trip to St. Petersburg with my mate Alex.

It's nice city with some prons and cons.

+ Subway is quiet
+ No sticked commercial into subway

- Too humid weather
- Many ugly buildings
- No announcement about next subway station

Resolution: Don't like that city. It's good, but not for living there for me

Photos are on my flickr section: http://www.flickr.com/photos/laflour/sets/72157594415759111/detail/

Back from the vacation

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:38:48 GMT

Got back from the vacation. First vacation for the last 2 years – hard but interesting and successful years.
Rather intriguing feelings from visiting my native town: the origin work that gave me everything to choose my specialization; meeting with parents, old mates and friends.

Colorful south nights on the beach, looking into night sky; tempting clarity of the Black Sea – it were really good weeks.

Notwithstanding the vacation I can’t but think about my job J But however slightly in other aspect, more abstract I’d say - a lot of interesting thoughts came to me, that in result incited me to write article. It was very funny to see me self-forgetfully writing down thoughts on my pocket PC sitting on the beach. Soon I’m going to complete and publish my article relating to the ESB (Enterprise Serial Bus) :)

And now some pics (below) from the vacation:

"Seaman-of-Revolution monument". Novorossiysk, Russia
"Seashore". Novorossiysk, Russia
"Cat in the flower-bed". Genendgik, Russia
"Hedgehog caught into the hotel backyard". Tonkiy Mys, Genendgik, Russia
"Sea fish feeding from the wife's hand". Tonkiy Mys, Genendgik, Russia