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Diana Kot's travel journal. Some pictures www.instagram.com/catidiana Articles www.facebook.com/catidiana Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHI8QPW7XQDwz4hwN2B7z-A
Couple of words about recycling.
This is a ticket I just bought from tickets machine at Mallorca Airport.
Idk if I should regret choosing city center as a location for leaving. We have this second evening straight
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My neighbors were just discussing a 2003 movie and one of them exclaimed: “Oh, I love old movies so much!” 😐
Like if the films from 2003 are not old.
Maybe I'm a bit wild but first time see it. Contactless chargers in Barcelona McDonald's.
Of course my phone is too old and cheap for these.
Madeira is... when you are proposed to move to the earlier flight, because both flights are delayed but the earlier one is about your time. So I'm in duty free now waiting for my "earlier" flight.
Poncha is a traditional alcoholic drink from Madeira, made of rum, honey, sugar, and some juice (mostly lemon).
There is a true cult of poncha on Madeira and everyone showed me their favorite poncharia on the island.
Did I drink it? Of course not.
Madeira is served by 4 bus companies. And only one is on Google maps. Where are the schedules and stops of others - you need to be born with this knowledge.
Of course this had to happen sooner or later. I was waiting for the bus at the wrong stop. The route of the bus that brought me to Porto Moniz from Funchal was different from the one that went back.
As a result, I hitchhiked and stopped a rare jaguar. There are only 2 cars of this model in Madeira.
I love hiking and Madeira is definitely one big hike.
To the nearest small supermarket I descend 100 meters, which I then need to pick up on the way home with bags of groceries.
But still it's very rewarding. Can you guess all the fruits on my plate? Neither can I.
Map of my flight. We flew to Madeira and circled around the island.
At first they wanted to send us back to Lisbon, but our captain changed their minds :)
Landing in Madeira was the most memorable of my life. At first you see only the ocean, then rocks, then a concrete runway appears out of nowhere. The adventure begins!!!
UPD. 44 flights were canceled on Madeira that day.
What are we going to joke about:
- about the grain crisis
- about the Russian language on Ukrainian carriages
- about the place for vibrator?
Some additional information about the fifth part of Harry Potter. Starting this part, films started to have lots of moments that were unclear to those who had not read the book. I'm also adding txt file for those who don’t want to read in English - paste the text into the translator :)
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Air raid alerts 3 nights in a row. I feel like a zombie.
Update: kamikaze-drone flew over my house
Update 2: I can hear more.
Tried today cycling class for the first time.
Got a not very gentle reminder why I was avoiding bicycles for that long.
When I complained to my trainer she said: "No pain no gain".
Well, I can't relate more.
I completely forgot that it's 10 years since I graduated from my second university. I don't know if there were any events about this.
Before the war, we met regularly, we were constantly in touch via telegram. After the war, only one person remained in my life with whom I regularly communicate and meet.
And I constantly have mixed feelings about this - it's strange when you had dozens of friends around the world and suddenly it's gone. It is strange that many of them did not write to me anything. And what should I do with my Russian diploma? And what should I feel about everything that was before if now all this is crossed out?
By the way it is really very difficult to find friends after graduation from the university. I deal with great difficulty.
Something I haven't expected: even though I'm in Przemysl today I still receive alert messages from Lviv.
Since there are a lot of non-Ukrainian people in this channel, I think it's worth explaining what's going on. There is such a pissed-off Mig-31k aircraft, which is the carrier of hypersonic missiles. And when this shit takes off for training, we start an air raid alert, because no one knows if this is a training or they are going to shoot. Shops, cafes, post offices, a gym and a railway station building are closed during an air alert...
Today there was probably 6 alerts because of the trainings, and because of one of them I had to walk along the platform, bypassing the station through an underground.
Today I gave my fingerprints to the police. I was already prepared that they would smear my hands with ink and I would go around getting everything and everyone dirty.
And this situation has been repeating itself for 10 years in a row: I think about ink and every time I am disappointed when I see electronic scanner.
Picasso museum in Barcelona.... It's so overcrowded I can't stand it and want to leave.
Do you like Picasso? (Me - not really, honestly)
I just paid 40 euros for develop and scan of 2 films in Barcelona.
I did my best to keep a poker face while paying but probably failed.
Maybe I should gather films and wait till I'm in Ukraine....
Yesterday was All Saints' Day. Today I came to my favorite cafe for lunch and guess what. They are already putting up the Christmas decorations.
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There are several iconic tracks on Madeira. And while some of them are still closed after the storm, PR 8 is overcrowded as usual. In this short video I filmed my route and my impression of this beautiful place. I hope you'll enjoy it too.
https://youtu.be/8gqW5lMtjNs
The airport in Madeira is named after the football player Cristiano Ronaldo. He was born here. The airport was renamed in his honor after Portugal won the 2016 European Championship, when Cristiano was 32 years old.
Many critics suggested that a more prominent historical figure would be more appropriate. And what do you think? Does Cristiano Ronaldo deserve it? Or was this done to lure tourists?
While ago I read John Steinbeck's short book "Of Mice and Men" and the story struck me so much that I wanted to read his other works. And of course, the first place on my wishlist was “The Grapes of Wrath,” for which Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize.
For some reason I was convinced that since the book received an award, it should contain very complicated English.
But it turned out that no, the original language is not complicated. But Ukrainian translation is difficult for me. There are many words that I don't know. And it seems that the translator did this on purpose, to show the richness of the Ukrainian language, because there are simpler synonymous words, and simpler words better reflect the original text (but it's just my opinion).
So, in the end, reading American literature turned into learning the Ukrainian language for me.
Well...I write you about books I'm reading a lot, but what about you? What are you reading right now? Or read recently? Maybe you also have some wishlist of books?
Got a picture of my boobs today.
This is a kind reminder to all women to do a regular medical check-up.
Me: I need to settle down to solve all my problems.
Also me:
Sep 30 - Oct 7: Kyiv
Oct 8 - Oct 14: Warsaw
Oct 14 - Oct 21: Lisbon
Oct 21 - Nov 19: Madeira
Nov 19 - ???: Barcelona
"The source of my life today is coffee." Makes you think about the necessity to fight caffeine addiction.
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I'm geting the impression that the probability of meeting a unicorn in Warsaw is much higher than meeting a Polish taxi driver.
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