ROUSSA CASSEL » Uncategorized http://www.roussacassel.com/blog not just another architecture student Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Sketches http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/uncategorized/sketches http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/uncategorized/sketches#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:27:04 +0000 Roussa http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/?p=181 noto church012

We have been doing a lot of sketching since we arrived in Finland. Mostly very quick sketches of all the buildings we visit. Next week, we will start watercolor with Jim Tice and I am looking forward to spending a bit more time on each sketch. Check out the photos page for some snippets from my sketchbook.

]]> http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/uncategorized/sketches/feed 2 St. Petersburg, Russia http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/uncategorized/st-petersburg-russia http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/uncategorized/st-petersburg-russia#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:48:59 +0000 Roussa http://www.roussacassel.com/blog/?p=174 Russia is definitely a challenging place to travel without any language skills as almost no one speaks English and all the signage is in Cryllic. But it was also very inexpensive (once you get in) and the food was fantastic (I love borscht!), and then of course there are the palaces… The history of the tzars and development of the city of St. Petersburg is fascinating and unwinds as you see the palaces, gardens, monuments and art. Everything is remarkably intact considering all the tumultous events that have unfolded there. Next time I go I’d like to see Moscow, although the travelers I met that had just been there were all very relieved to arrive safely in St. Petersburg.

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