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Travel Blogs from Kazan
Getting to know the locals
... that I wasn’t Russian, they began to fire questions at me. I had used my one
and only Russian sentence ‘Ya ne paneemayu Russki (I don’t understand Russian)
numerously and was beginning to feel quite ignorant that I didn’t know more
Russian. Somehow, I think the feeling was mutual as soon the huge Russian who
was doing most of the talking asked around and found a young girl who could
speak fairly good English. The poor ...
Tataristan Republic
... but just tasted of rice puff nothingness and honey. The second was a cone with rounded top that was pure sugar like a bird’s nest and finally a pancake with condensed milk. On a massive sugar high we left the restaurant to explore Kazan. First stop was a walk down the main shopping street, stopping every now and then to take photos or look at souvenirs on a market stall. At the end of the road was a nightclub called Coyote Ugly that Kate had ...
An atheist in Kazan
... neither of us are yet used to people smoking inside and in restaurants yet.. It was a Bavarian themed restaurant. Then the live band started, who were in fairness quit good, but... we ended up at one point with czech beer, german beer, Uk sparkling water (Harrogate), Russian soup, german soup, Irish jig music in a Bavarian themed restaurant in the middle of Russia.......entertaining and completely confusing all in one! The food and beer was good, as was the ...
Poolhall junkies
... oli kiireiselle aikataulullemme liian pitka. Kulutimme pelin parissa aavistuksen liian pitkaan niin etta meille tuli kovakin kiire vieda Alsu tanssiharjoituksiin, hakea Arthurin tyttoystava Leea ja meidan rinkat ja viela ehtia juna-asemalle. Onneksi juna oli myohassa vaikka olisimme siihen aikataulussakin nipinnapin ehtineet.
Kaikenkaikkiaan Kazan oli kaupunkina erittain siisti ja viihtyisa. Kokokin oli sopiva silla matkat ...
Last Week in Kazan
... crisis that Russia itself is going through although it was obvious that it is going through a hard time. The prices of things have gone up dramatically and the rouble value has fallen swiftly against the US dollar. I think that the people are optimistic, however, this isn't anything that they haven't gone through before. That night we were going to go to a hockey game. It would be our first. We had devoted most of our time to volleyball ...