Hog heaven

[tikistitch]

If one were to explain, one would be hard pressed to explain just how awesome tiki's life has been this past day. First, we started in Commieland, ie, the Kremlin, and it just got better.

We didn't actually get intoLenin's final resting place yet. As with so many things in Russia, first you must stand in a line. Then the line gets you to another line, where you go through a metal detector. Then sundry lines to check your camera, and then you get to line up to see our comrade.





These guys provide some comedy relief as you wait in the various lines.

It's basically gonna take us about 279 years to go through all the pictures (in a few years, there will be rides at Red Square, like Commies of the Caribbean, or our fave, It's a Commie World After All, but for now, lotsa soldier dudes and officiousness.

Oh, and after Commieland, Mr. Tiki dragged us to the flea market. Where we found (another) Best. Thing. Ever. Can you guess?



When Mr. Tiki visited this place a decade ago, it contained genuine treasures. Now it's mostly made-in-China-by-a-13-year-old-girl crap.



But wonders await.



Yes. It's a Super Dollfie backpack. A Nazi Super Dollfie backpack. With artwork gloriously downloaded from the Intarnets. We are so full of love. And you know what? We had forgotten to take along a laptop bag, and this almost works (though we kind of popped the zipper).



Where are we? Well, we could be here. This is the reception at the Godzilla hostel. Now, imagine our lovely friends replaced with beer-swilling German teeny-boppers (some of whom have forgotten their pants) and you'll have an idea of the internet prospects for our hotel. So, we've run to Kofe Zhauz (or something like that) where they have not only an hour free WiFi and non-dodgy electrical outlets, but CAPPUCINO SPECIAL (with chocolate).

Comments

[setsuna.livejournal.com]

Oh man. The Nazi SD. All shades of wrong O_O;

Who knew Russia was so much fun? (I didn't!)

[keeper1st.livejournal.com]

Heh, that isn't a Nazi swastika. It's facing the wrong way. In Asian reference, that's a Buddhist symbol. Japanese maps use that symbol to show the location of Buddhist shrines, for example.

[setsuna.livejournal.com]

I hope you're right.

[tacohime.livejournal.com]

Once again, Wikipedia tells all!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Arguably, that lil' doll could be wearing it for luck.