Kruiz Krasnoyarsk

... gherkins. In the meanwhile, we set our side of the table, and was about to tuck in, when he held his hand up, turned to behind his coat, hanging by the window, and pulled out a full green lemonade bottle and winked. "Ha? Da?" he asked, and Natasha translated the rest, explaining that this is home made whisky, and is 43% and that we should try his chicken, which is from his farm, where he tends to almost 3 million chickens per month, and that we should drink with him. How could ...

Dans Krasnoiarsk, il y a crasse... et ca se voit !en gros l'etat de fonte des neiges etant beaucoup + avancee, les rue se transforme en grosses flaques boueuses et les trottoirs en pataugeoires... le peu de neige restant etant bien evidemment grisatre.On avait dans l'idee d'aller voir les formations rocheuses du parc naturelle de Stolby qq km au sud (le lonely planet nous indiquant le bus aprendre et tout). Finalement le sort en a decide autrement...Le bus du lonely planet n ...

... v vecini ruskih mest. Njegov velik spomenik dominira pred sedanjo zgradbo guvernerja Krasnojarska, ob obrezju reke Jenisej, ki tece skozi Krasnojarsk pa je se vedno zasidrana ladja na kateri je semkaj Lenin priplul ob svojem izgnanstvu pod Carjem v Sibirijo. Ladja je sedaj muzej, a je bila zal zaprta ob najinem obisku. Sva pa v nadomestilo za to lahko ob njej slikala pravo mongolsko jurko na obrezju reke. Ob omembi reke Jenisej se spodobi ...

... so haven't brought anything else. The weather was as good as it looked and it was warm in just a t-shirt. I was due to arrive in Krasnoyarsk early in the morning, while Damian arrived the previous night so we had decided on a cheap hotel where we would try for a room - I'd ask for him when I arrive and we'd meet there. I managed to find the right bus from the station but with a lack or road names I sailed straight past my stop and had to walk back 20 mins or so with my backpack to find ...

What can I say, I did it! I survived 6 months in Siberia without going crazy! (well, I think at one point I did go crazy, but I dealt with it, ha-ha). It's really funny to think back of my first week here. I was optimistic at first, but as soon as I called my friends and family on the telephone, I broke down in tears! I felt as if I was drowning, coming up for fresh air! It definitely was a culture shock, but I eased into the Siberian way. The Sovietness is ...

Busy busy busy...(that is to describe the past few weeks) Let's say you live in a very cold climate. We're being hypothetical now, so try! Let's say that Spring FINALLY comes to this cold climate, and lingers around for maybe 1 or 2 weeks. The weather is sunny and warm, you don't have to wear a jacket, but still bring it around because it gets a little chill at night. Now, the cold climate you live in has a centralized pipeline; everyone is connected. Now ...

This is just some of my thoughts upon working in Russia and being exposed to so much British English. Yes, I blame you, Benjaminos (Ben, British colleague), for including words such as "****" and "nutter" into my vocabulary! In addition to my limey friend, the majority of the textbooks here teach British English (more popular). I wasn't really exposed to Brits whilst (Br. Eng.) working with American Village; there was only one real British woman (Sweet Pea!!!!!), but I didn't really ...

I wasn't planning on writing another personalized entry, but I was recently divinely inspired. The warmer weather has definitely brought Russians out of their homes and into the streets! As previously mentioned, a lot more women are wearing shorter skirts. One thing I've noticed is that Russian women wear tights with everything. Yeah, it's appropriate to wear tights with a skirt, but even if they wear trousers with nice shoes, they instantly wear tights (if ...

A slight increase in the temperature can definitely have an effect on people. May's been very rainy lately, but this past weekend was full of sun, sun, and more sun! The average temperature was +20 Celsius, and yes boys, the mini-skirts and tube-tops were out! Holidays holidays holidays...are fun in other countries! This past weekend was the 9th of May, Victory Day celebration (from WW2). Now, a little background information. For those who don't know, Russia won the Second ...

Buon Diem Pobedy a tutti voi! Oggi e' il Giorno della Vittoria, anniversario della sconfitta dei nazisti da parte dell'Armata Rossa, ed e' un privilegio essere in Russia in questa giornata di festa, una delle piu' sentite dai russi che sembrano essere molto orgogliosi della propria patria. Ma andiamo con ordine. Vi avevo lasciato lamentandomi del fatto che Yekaterinburg era una tappa evitabile e bla, bla, bla...Ovviamente, e come spesso succede, mi sbagliavo: e' stata ...