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This is an interesting sign of currently international relations…

Putin revives Russia's long-haul bomber flights

For the 1st time in 15 years, nuclear strategic bomber are holding position ready to strike other countries. I read about this buried near the back of the Sunday Star Times today. Although this doesn’t have quite the short-term impact of the other World News headlines like hijackings and hurricanes, I would have thought such a serious deterioration warranted something a bit closer to the front of the paper.

Got around to updating this after a few days off line

Well, the Hermitage is big. Very big. It has about 2.5 million exhibits,
makes Te Papa look very small in comparison. Spent about 4 hours walking
around looking at works of art. Getting to see works of De Vince and the
like. Pretty cool when get to see some works have seen on the History
channel recently.

After finishing up in St Petersburg, was off to Moscow overnight by train.
Spent the day walking around the Red Square and visiting Lenin, pretty
much looks as though made of wax.
Included a fun couple of hours of Metro station hopping. The Russia’s made
a number of the underground stations pretty much works of art. Made for
fun jumping on and off the trains…