The fifth Friday has rolled past with 4,168 pages added to the Reading Log count of 7,680 bringing the kilometres I've travelled to 11,848! So I've breezed through Ireland, England and other European nations and have crossed the border into Russia!
I've also crossed the Prime Meridian -- at which longitude is defined to be 0° -- which means I'm my longitude is no longer 'west' but 'east'! Because the Prime Meridian is arbitrary by international convention the modern Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in east London, United Kingdom which is why it is also known as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian.
So to find out where in Russia I am go to Google maps and enter "53 N 40 E" and it will show the Russian towns and national forest range around me. While here I think I'll pick up a matryoshka doll, which are the Russian nested doll, and listen to some really good Russian fairytales, like the Firebird and The Little Hunchback Horse. Do you think that while I'm in Russian you could find and read one Russian fairytale for your Reading Log? All the Russian bugs I'm meeting would really like that!
Keep up on your reading! I can't wait to see where I go next!
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