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July 25, 2011
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And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for…a view of our mini fridge in St. Petersburg!

Муж was so happy/proud to find those big water jugs. I think it was his first time outside of the hotel without me as his translator - not bad! We were finally able to get all the water to drink that we needed!

[Russian lesson: Water = вода] 

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June 25, 2011
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This was definitely one of the things I was looking forward to doing during this trip. (I know - ambitious, huh?) When we found this nice outdoor cafe, I walked up to the counter, looked at the small posted menu, and asked, “Do you have any _____?” (Can’t remember what I wanted, but it was on the menu.) The young woman behind the counter replied very politely, “No.” So I asked, “What do you have?” Again, very friendly and politely, “nothing”. Luckily, in Russia, there usually isn’t a shortage of kiosks selling greasy little treats. This is a хычин с мясом (fried meat pocket) I originally fell in love with the cheese version (хычин с сыром) in Sochi in 2003. And don’t forget the Балтика (Baltika beer)!

This was definitely one of the things I was looking forward to doing during this trip. (I know - ambitious, huh?)

When we found this nice outdoor cafe, I walked up to the counter, looked at the small posted menu, and asked, “Do you have any _____?” (Can’t remember what I wanted, but it was on the menu.) The young woman behind the counter replied very politely, “No.” So I asked, “What do you have?” Again, very friendly and politely, “nothing”.

Luckily, in Russia, there usually isn’t a shortage of kiosks selling greasy little treats. This is a хычин с мясом (fried meat pocket) I originally fell in love with the cheese version (хычин с сыром) in Sochi in 2003. And don’t forget the Балтика (Baltika beer)!

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May 26, 2011
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One of my favorite things in the world. (Mt. Dew, that is) :) Even thought I know it’s no good for me. What a shame that the labels aren’t in Cyrillic any more. At least the bottle is weird looking.

One of my favorite things in the world. (Mt. Dew, that is) :) Even thought I know it’s no good for me.

What a shame that the labels aren’t in Cyrillic any more. At least the bottle is weird looking.

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