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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:02 pm

Back in my old neighbourhood. Image


New parking/office complex next to my school. Used to be just a parking lot.
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That tractor nearly ran over me later!
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The other side of the building where I lived between ages of 7-10
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Older part of Vasilievsky island
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:03 pm

Building where the Russian fable writer I.A. Krylov lived and died Image
My original last name, Krylov, was taken on by my last-name-less great-grandfather in honor of this guy.
I'd keep it if it weren't impossible for English speakers to pronounce it properly :?

Same area, 1st Line Vasilievsky Island.
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Right next to it, a building where famous artist Vasnetsov lived.
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:03 pm

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1st Line
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Ornament on ground floor window.
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Menshikov palace, the first big palace in St. Petersburg belonging to Peter the Great's favorite henchman, Menshikov (tricky bastard had better living arrangements than the tsar, who was too hardcore for luxury)
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Interesting mix
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:04 pm

Decorations.
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral on the other side of the Neva
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At the St. Petersburg University.
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Haha, it looks like the statue [of academic Lomonosov] is taking a ride there...

The back end of the Academy of Sciences Image

*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:04 pm

Central Maternity Institute & Hospital... Image


And yep... 2nd floor left-hand side is where I was actually born
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The gate near which the first existing photo of Otowas taken

Old commercial quarter, used for its purpose mostly during the 18th century. Since then houses several faculties of the St. Petersburg State University
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Russia’s first Nobel Prize winner, Pavlov. Yea, the one with the dogs. Image
Birds hate him too. :roll:


*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:05 pm

Famous Russian poet Pushkin
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Bridge railing
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Under repair
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Yep, that's a mosque there
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Park in the centre of the city
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:05 pm

choppah
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Landing straight in the fortress
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Troitsky Bridge. Built by the French, apparently has a 'sister bridge' in Paris
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Ironic sign: Moscow, Kiev and Tallin are technically in completely different directions!
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Fishing?
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:06 pm

Old streets.
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A couple of Asian tourists at a monument to the revolution.
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Saviour-on-the-Blood church in background
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Same monument, sans Asian tourists
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:06 pm

Near the Saviour-on-the-Blood church:
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The church was built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assasinated
Very atypical architecture style (old Russian) for the otherwise-European-like St. Petersburg

*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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Post by Otohiko » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:07 pm

"Lost in Translation"
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*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…

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