I am always surprised…

I have been stunned by the appearance of road drainage… This is not a common thing. Yes, Russia has drainage on a few selected big highways, but for the most part, you never see road water drainage anywhere and will encounter huge ponds to drive/walk through… But… I am seeing that the infrastructure is actually […]

Pictures Moscow Kremlin and area… (07-19-2018)

Just some images to show you around. Svetochka has family in from Great Britain and they went traipsing around the Kremlin in Moscow. Being an American, I seem to scare the rest of the family and they do better without me around… 😉 Little known fact in America. The Russians are much more comfortable around […]

Moscow: Music on the rooftop…

VDNKh is launching a new summer project titled “Music on the Rooftop.” Between June 17 and August 26, Muscovites and tourists will be able to listen to live music on the roof of Worker and Kolkhozwoman Pavilion. The stage and the auditorium, with comfortable chairs and cushions, are located right at the base of the […]

No wait! Russia asked for what? Run puppy run…

I hope the White House corrects the record and denounces in categorical terms this ridiculous request from Putin. Not doing so creates moral equivalency between a legitimacy US indictment of Russian intelligence officers and a crazy, completely fabricated story invented by Putin https://t.co/K1ZvrNwTu3 — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 18, 2018 Michael McFaul that ambassador that […]

Hotel Amerifornia…

In an extremely troubling move three years ago, the Republican-controlled Congress handed the Internal Revenue Service the power to strip individuals of one of the most important and tangible rights possessed by American citizens – their passports. The Service is now starting to use this hammer. What is perhaps even more disturbing than giving the […]