Dreaming

It has been a day of two halves. 

The first half was active, to the point where I spent some time gardening. Well, there was no frost...

Then I became lazy. Some of that time was well spent, however, progressing some plans for a holiday in June. 

I discovered I can get from Edinburgh to Kazan (500 miles northeast of Moscow) for £150. It means 3 flights, but a night or two in Rīga and Moscow on the way would be fun). 

The visa process has always put me off going back to Russia until now, but I have found what seems to be a reputable agent which will do almost everything for £145. About £110 out of that goes in fees to the consulate. 

Suddenly the idea is more attractive...

I was forced to speak a bit of Russian last year in Georgia and Armenia, and it was coming back to me. Since then I have followed a few Russian food and travel vlogs on YouTube, so more has come back.

We'll see.

My rogue crocus has flowered again, so it got blipped.