Amazing Race, 11072010

This leg of the race took the teams to Russia. Jill and Thomas were the first to arrive from St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Abtobo Circus. The teams then had to choose between Circus Band or Circus Clown. In Circus Band, teams had to choose an accordion player to teach them to play a Russian folksong. When they could correctly perform the 3 songs, they will get the next clue. How hard is that??? If you do not have musicality, I think that is really hard which some teams learned!!! In the Circus Clown, teams had to learn a traditional plate spinning. The 10 plates had to spin simultaneously, That sounds sooo much fun!!! Oh, yeah?? I do not think so!!! I think some of the teams that chose this task had a very hard time with spinning the plates!

The teams then had to find Bank Bridge, the canal bridge guarded by 4 creatures with golden wings. There they will get their next clue which is to travel on foot to 1 Vladimirskiy Street Tower. They have to climb a tower to figure out the small figurine on the ledge to visit the famous St. Petersburg building, the Church On Spilled Blood.

The next clue was to find where Peter the Great was buried. Teams had to ask the locals and some were not able to help them out. This clue took them to Peter and Paul Fortress, where they had to do a Russian game "Gorodki", similar to our bowling. With the use of a wooden bat, one of the teams had to clear all pins in 3 different formation. Once this task is accomplished, they will get the next clue which is to go to the Pit Stop, in the bastion at St. Peter and Paul Fortress.

Kevin and Michael Wu had trouble with the plates, then in Gorodki, Michael Wu decided to do the task, only to find that he is such a weakling that their team ended head to head with Stephanie and Chad in the last place! Kevin and Michael beat Stephanie and Chad in the Gorodki court but not on the Pit Stop. But, they were sent back by Phil Keoghan to settle their bill with their taxi! Come on, Michael and Kevin, you still have a chance!!! Not on your life, missy! The Wu's encountered a 1 hour penalty due to a missed instruction on their clue which specifically says to travel by foot to the tower!!!! A very huge, costly mistake for the Wu's who got eliminated!

Once again, the doctors, Nat and Kat emerged as the leader of the pack! For their reward, they each earned $5,000!!!! This team is really a go getter, an unstoppable team that the other teams had to reckon with!! Way to go, Nat and Kat!!!!!

Posted by vs at 11/11/2010 10:57 AM | Add Comment