“Operation “Y” and Shurik’s other adventures” I watched a million times. But only for the last 10 years, in the episode when Shurik comes to Oak for notes, I listen intently – I try to make out what it is that Oak is listening to. Either “Bon-Cleaver”, or “Ban-Cleaver”.And just today I finally figured out that the phrase can be found on the Internet…. (drumroll):– Oak! Is there a summary?- I don’t have any notes, don’t interfere.- What are you listening to?- Van Cliburn. Go!
The state of the road to the Crimea
After a cold and snowy winter, the prospect of traveling from Kyiv to the Crimea by car caused me some concern. I was afraid, of course, because of the state of the road to the Crimea. On TV, they shouted that the road surface had “come down” along with the snow, that at the current pace, road repairs would be completed only in May, and other passion-faces.After such information preparation, it was quite natural to send the car to the Crimea by train (there is such a service). But, as they say, “the eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing” – we went on our fours.
genetically modified organisms
I don’t remember exactly when all the goods in supermarkets suddenly got “GMO Free” stickers. I generally try not to remember any bullshit and unimportant crap (I’m sorry).But I will remember this day for a long time. Today, for the first time, I personally encountered genetically modified organisms and the very first meeting almost cost me my life…
Turkey by car, day 1 – Kyiv, Antalya, Kemer.
We approached the first day of the trip having adequately prepared: with a bad cold, inhuman fatigue and a clear understanding of the fact that the route was poorly worked out.
The plane Kyiv-Antalya was expected somewhere around 7 am, so we hardly had to sleep. I came home at midnight (I was at Rammstein concert), while I shared my impressions with my wife, while I washed myself with fire foam (there was something like that at the concert), then I repacked my backpack and … 2.5 hours left before the rise.
Explosions in Moscow: what to do?
An explosion is something that is, by definition, abrupt and unexpected. Of course, filmmakers managed to accustom us to super-loud detonations and powerful clubs of gasoline flames, but it turns out that there is another kind of explosions that can throw us out of the cozy world of everyday life. And it’s not about the power of the charge, and not about the exotic implementation, but in close proximity (to you personally) and absolute reality (again, for you). Moscow subway bombing…
Day 11. Rooftop picnic.
The “noon” sequence begins again (from the word “half-day”, although “noon” is also suitable). This is when you wake up early in the morning, start walking and bam! – It’s only 12 on the clock, and you’ve already reached your destination 82_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F” title=”Horror Film Final Destination” >movie of the same name completely spoiled the karma of this phrase).A long-standing tourist habit of going from breakfast to dinner (and also digging from here to lunch) does not allow you to sit quietly in one place. And the height does not allow to go further (acclimatization schedule!). So you have to arrange long dinners, run in radials and talk to people (God, how unusual).Route: Braga – Manang – Khangasar.Traveled: 9.5 km in 4.5 hours, radial 1.5 km in 1 hour.Total ascent – 670 m, total descent – I don’t remember.Altitude above sea level: 3734 m.Terrain: sparse juniper shrub, rocky wasteland.
Review of the Rammstein concert in Kyiv
ZhZhZhZh-D-D-D-D-ZhZhZhZh-D-D-D-Bah!!! – this is how the great and terrible Rammstein died down in Kyiv on March 9, 2010. Going to the concert, I prudently plugged my ears with cotton, and therefore for me it was a little quieter (zhzhzh-d-d-d …), but the general principle is still the same, and you can’t plug your eyes with cotton – THIS had to be seen , this needs to be EXPERIENCED.I am writing this review very late, 10 days after the concert. Passions had time to cool down, my own impressions had time to dilute others (I read many other similar reviews). But I still have something to say about
Day 10. Song of the mountain mermaid.
One-day trips to the “height” with a mandatory evening retreat to the previous mark is an important component of the process of high-altitude acclimatization… Well, if it’s important, then you have to implement it. Today we are going to the radial to Ice Lake – almost one and a half kilometers up.Route: Braga – Ice Lake (Quecho) – BragaTraveled: 12.5 km in 9 hours (ascent – 6 hours, by the lake – 1 hour, descent – 2 hours)The total ascent is 1470 m, the total descent is 1470 m.Altitude above sea level: 4640 m.Terrain: juniper bush, dry alpine meadows.
Altyn-tolobas
I read the first book about “The Adventures of the Master” and the second, and therefore many of the author’s surprises were no longer surprises for me. I mean the scandalous helplessness of Fandorin, already praised by me earlier.But I had enough attention to keep track of other bursts in my own reader’s brain. The most significant of them is the discovery of the unknowability of history, with which I, perhaps, will begin.Throughout the story, we see several professional and well-motivated historians following the trail. The track is not too hot, but our fellows are wildly lucky and they discover more and more new facts. They are on the verge of the greatest discovery, which they well deserved, but…
Based on real events
What does films and books “based on real events” have to do with reality? I was able to better understand the essence of the issue only after I myself tried to document the events of one month of my own life.The month was interesting, full of events, more precisely one
Day 09 Braga treatment.
Altitude sickness exacerbates existing illnesses. My slight runny nose, under the influence of altitude, transformed into something globally oppressive. To combat the disease, I applied the treatment of Braga (a village near Manang) – I just spent the whole afternoon in bed in a hotel.Route: Lower Pisang – Humde – BragaTraveled: 13 km in 5 hours, evening radial 2 km in 1.5 hoursThe total ascent is 700 m, the total descent is 450 m.Altitude above sea level: 3468 m.Terrain: juniper light forest, birch groves, rocky wastelands.
Day 08. Past the gates of Paradise.
Gate of Paradise, as a visual aid on the Himalayan scale. Grebenshchikov on the way to the Buddhist monks. The first “high-altitude jokes” of the body.Route: Chame – Bratang – Lower PisangTraveled: 16 km in 5.5 hours, evening radial 2.5 km in 2 hoursThe total ascent is 1100 m, the total descent is 700 m.Altitude above sea level: 3240 m.Terrain: coniferous forest and juniper woodlands.
Day 07. Hot water turned off.
We continue to get acquainted with the features of the Himalayan cold. The air temperature is positive all the time, but you freeze at the same time, like the last chicken. Probably, the height begins to act. In such conditions, the main test of the day becomes evening bathing (in hot water, which was turned off).Route: Danagyu – Temang – Chame.Passed: 12 km in 5 hours, evening radial 4 km in 2 hours.The total ascent is 900 m, the total descent is 460 m.Altitude above sea level: 2700 m.Terrain: coniferous forest.
February 23 – day off!
The best gift for a man on February 23 is day off . Purely male day off. The female component goes to work, shopping, or wherever else you can go in such weather … And I (ie the man) stay at home and sleep.Then I wake up and start doing feats. No, this is not about washing dishes or wet cleaning in the apartment, but about something simple, quick, not too burdensome, but very, very heroic.Feel like a hero, what could be better?
extracurricular reading
It so happened that I began my acquaintance with Akunin’s series “Adventures of the Master” with the second book – “Extracurricular Reading”. It was all the more curious then to read the first one, and compare, compare :)The main surprise of the series is the master himself. Nicholas Fandorin is a new, rare type of hero. He is Burdock, Hedgehog in the Fog, Roof in the Clouds, Mister Naivety and the like.Perhaps such characters are not new to world literature, but for me, who was firmly bogged down in the company of Grigory Chkhartishvili’s books, Nika became an unexpected breath of fresh air.
Bari Arakeel – lyrics and translation (Russian and English).
Bari Arakeel is a beautiful song performed by Khachadur and Serj Tankian (father and son). I liked her so much that I wanted to know what she was about. Armenian lyrics, I found on the net. English – copied from the screen to YouTube. I did the Russian translation myself.So, a song about a good stork
Day 06 – Lazy day.
Мы так рано и так быстро “стартанули” утром, что уже к полудню были в поселке запланированном для ночлега. Была мысль идти дальше, но победила лень, и стремление не нарушать график высотной акклиматизации.
Маршрут: Таль – Дхарапани – Данагю
Пройдено 14 км за 6 часов, плюс радиалка 2,6 км за 1,5 часа
Общий подъем – 1000 м, общий спуск – 300 м
Высота над уровнем моря: 2300 м
Местность: смешанный лес
WordPress error: blank page instead of large article.
The essence of the problem: in the process of writing a large article with illustrations (report about a trip to Nepal) I periodically saved and checked the result in the browser. And then the moment came when, when adding at least one line to the text, a glitch occurred. In the browser, only the title and the comment form remained from the article. Thank God, I did not close the WordPress editor window, otherwise all the work would be gone FOREVER! I urgently make a backup copy (in notepad).So, I saved the text, but how to finish it? Do not divide the article into parts.