Category: Russia
Sometimes Russians know English!!
I went shopping today. To get food for the flat. I left the flat with my sweety and kissed her goodbye. I walked to my favorite store that has lots of food items. I shopped and went to pay. After the girl rang all items up, I asked for two plastic bags. In Russia you
Sneaky the Binky…
When I came to Russia I brought my little dog. She was 18 years old, But she wanted to come. She loved to travel more than anything, and this was to be her last trip. She did it in style and loved the jet trip and she loved Russia. The hardest part was getting international
The Road From the Village!
Driving home last week, my thoughts at first were on staying alive! Why? You ask… Because Russian drivers are so different than American drivers. Russian drivers are very aggressive. They always do the wrong thing at the wrong time, according to my thinking. Yes I said according to my thinking! It dawned on me yesterday,
Why Americans feared the Soviet Union.
The picture is typical of pictures from my childhood, They were all meant to make us scared of Russia. Which Russia to America was the Soviet Union. Once again I was drinking coffee. We have just come back from a trip from a small Russian village, The same that I have talked about in earlier
Russia is Hot!!
I moved to Russia and the weather changed. So everyone in Russia can blame me. I came from the Midwest of the United States. I expected it to be much cooler this far north. Not to be! I brought the Midwest weather with me. The winter was mild, The spring, non existent. The summer is
I Quit Smoking When I Came to Russia…
When I came to Russia I quit smoking. I had smoked 0ver 30 years. Its a good thing! The price of cigarettes is so cheap in Russia that I would have smoked even more. In the US I was paying 4 to 5 dollars a pack. In Russia I would only have to pay 75
Wow – I’M Hungry Russian Omelet…
Russia holds the world largest omelet record! Ot at least did for a few years… This is one big omelet. I think omelets are great to eat. This omelet was made of 11,000 eggs and it took 20 people in rotating shifts to cook the world’s largest omelette, which weighed more than 1,000 pounds… Windows
Cheaper to Live in America?
Hi, I just read an article about the cost of living in Russia. It confirmed what I knew. The cost to live in Russia is more expensive than the USA. Even Gasoline. Which makes no sense. In Russia you do not have imported Fuel. In the USA almost all fuel is imported. Yet the Americans