With the semester winding down, I've finally got time to read something other than textbooks, and recently started Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World.
It's the travelouge of a couple circumnavigating the earth exclusively on land and by sea (no flying). A large portion of their journey was aboard the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which brought them to Vladivostok, Russia for a few days. The author's first impression:
"The physical setting of the city is spectacular - a hilly, misty peninsula surrounded by ocean. It looks a little like San Fransisco might look.... if San Fransisco had been attacked by marauding zombies."
Despite how frighteningly accurate his descriptions of the place are, they brought back many wonderful memories, and more than a bit of nostalgia. I'm now actively working to convince Tori that our family vacation next year should be a cruise from Alaska to China by way of the Russian Far-East.
funniest line ever. sad if it's true, but still sounds funny.
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