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Arriving in Moscow
At last we have reached our objective - and it is good to finally be no longer hurtling through space. Ever the gluttons for punishment, we decide to take on the AeroExpress train from the airport to the city - largely because it is signposted in English. After a few go-rounds with the ticket machine (which has a button for "English" - but then gives the key instructions, such as "Enter PIN code" in Russian), we finally complete the transaction using cash. It is a 15 minute ...
One week already! Enjoying!!
... crowd kept pushing during the whole ride, Achmed kept screaming and there was no way that we could free him from his rope because there was simply no room to move. Several Russians were looking shocked, anoyed and a little scared in our direction. They couldn`t see the chicken and just heard the noise. They probably thought the Moscow subway was under attack or maybe that we had put a screaming baby into our backpacks.On arival in the hostel in our 18- ...
"Washington D.C." of Russia
... are sound combinations of two vowels or consonants. If you learn the basic letters, you will be able to read signs to get around the city.
P = letter 'r' sound
backward N = letter 'y' sound
backward R = "ya" sound combination
bell-looking letter = letter 'd' sound
N = letter 'p' sound
Y = 'oo' sound combination
If you can keep these straight, you can read a variety of Russian signs.
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The Spirit of Moscow
... carriage Provenista (attendant) - she scowls at us, says something we don't understand and finally hustles us inside. Struggling and sweating along the narrow corridor with backpacks, front packs, shoulder bags and guitarpack, we find our shared, four-berth compartment that will be our home away from home for the next three nights, and pile into the cramped and dimly lit space, already occupied by a single, middle-aged Russian lady who doesn't speak or understand a word of English. Oh, the joy of ...
Bienvenue à Moscou !
... devant l’ambassade de Russie à Paris. La première tentative fut un échec cuisant : arrivé vers 8h30, j’étais toujours dans la queue lorsque les portes se sont refermées à midi. Mais il en faut plus que me décourager…
Quelques jours plus tard, je pose un jour de congé, me lève à 5h00, prends le premier RER C du matin, et hop me voilà dans la queue à 5h45 !! Je ...