HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It kills or damages the body's immune system cells. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the most advanced stage of infection with HIV.

HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person. Women can give it to their babies during pregnancy or childbirth.

The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. These may come and go a month or two after infection. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later.

There is no cure, but there are many medicines to fight both HIV infection and the infections and cancers that come with it. People can live with the disease for many years.

At last we went to Brest to Moscow by train. My tour was finished on the 21^st of August. I was happy to come home in spite of unforgettable trip through Europe. It was the most exciting holidays in my life.    

After that we went to Austria. Arriving to Vienna we visited Parliament, Ringstrasse and St. Stephan’s Cathedral, and after the excursions we went to Krakow. Krakow is a historical center of Poland. There are a lot of interesting sights to see. They are Wavell’s Palace, St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Polish Roman-Catholic church and others.

The eleventh day we spent in Genoa. Genoa is one of the famous health resorts of the western seacoast of Italy. Here we saw San George’s Palace, San Lorentz’s Cathedral, Doge's Palace, Columbus's house. After that we went to Santa Margarita where we had a rest on the sea and went on boat trip along the Portofino seacoast. In the evening we arrived to Venice. We had breakfast and went sightseeing in the morning.

On the 9^th day we went to Monaco and Monte Carlo. They produced unforgettable impressions on me with their marvelous Albert’s II garden of exotic plants, world known casino, prince’s palace. On our way to Monaco we visited the outstanding museum of perfumer and perfumery “Fragonard”

11.08.11 On the sixth day of our tour our group arrived to Spain. We had a rest on a sea and in the evening we visited Flamenco show. The next day there was a review excursion of Barcelona with its fountain show. What a wonderful city is Barcelona with its Columbia’s Statue, Gaudy’s house, Spanish Square, Singing fountains and St. Families Cathedral.