"Of Ice carvings and clutches...." a Harbin Travel Page by joks

Yes...we are in China, not Russia! This is the St.Sophia Cathedral. The only remains from the Russian era. The Russians held the town of Harbin briefly and as a result, there were quite a few cathedrals being built around the city. Unfortunately, much of the cathedrals were being demolished during the Cultural revolution.

I arrived in Harbin with a fractured ankle. After a whole week on the train from Moscow (where I conveniently slipped on an icy platform in Omsk), I arrived in familiar territory! A shame that I have missed out on the whole chunk of my supposedly Siberian adventures. But suprisingly, I'd rather enjoyed Harbin, it's a clean and well laid out town.

An ice carving of the Wat Arun in bangkok. The grounds were pretty slippery and I had my fair share of slips...

With me and my clutches...Yes, I managed to spend 2 weeks in China on clutches. Bear in mind the lack of facilities for the handicapped. A picture of me posing with my newly bought clutches!