July 2023

  • Lights and Sounds in the Botanical Garden

        Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Everyone’s got their own winter traditions. Some folks head to the sauna with mates for New Year’s, some watch movies about it – but down in Melbourne during winter, people… Continue reading

    Lights and Sounds in the Botanical Garden
  • Shrine of Remembrance at night

        The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in Melbourne. Unlike the ones you see in Russia, it’s not about glorifying the military — it’s about remembering the soldiers who died. It was built in 1934 as a… Continue reading

    Shrine of Remembrance at night
  • Cadillac Canyon

      Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Why the place is called “Cadillac Canyon,” I’ve got no idea. It’s got nothing to do with Cadillacs, and it’s not even a real canyon. It’s just a small pile of… Continue reading

    Cadillac Canyon
  • Sunset Yachts and a Wooden Crocodile

        Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Haven’t been out anywhere much lately, and haven’t really taken many photos either. Just got a couple of small albums here – pretty random ones too, wasn’t even on a… Continue reading

    Sunset Yachts and a Wooden Crocodile
  • The proper Christmas

      Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Christmas is meant to be in winter. It’s supposed to be dark, cold and snowy. Or at least for New Year’s, like people were used to back in the Soviet days.… Continue reading

    The proper Christmas
  • Ballarat and Aborigines

        Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского   Ballarat’s the third biggest city in our state of Victoria. And for some reason, that’s where I ended up for two days, dragged there by who-knows-what. Ballarat’s a lot… Continue reading

    Ballarat and Aborigines