Russians love to read
Russians and books I was surprised to see how cheap and readily available books were in Russia. Book kiosks are everywhere in the cities and…
A walk around the Oberteich in Kaliningrad
A walk around the Oberteich in Kaliningrad. We set off on foot to explore the area around the Oberteich or верхнее озеро in Kaliningrad, with…
AK Bars Airline
AK Bars Airline in Russia. AK Bars Airline (Ак Барс Аэро) also formerly known as Buguma Air Enterprise operates regional flights in Russia. They offer…
Historical Gates of Kolomenskoye
Historical Gates of Kolomenskoye. There are two very important and historical gates at Kolomenskoye Estate: The Spassky Gates and The Front Gates. You enter Kolomenskoye…
Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery in Moscow
Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery in Moscow Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery (Николо-Перервинский монастырь) dates back to the 14th century. A magnificent building, situated in the southern district of Pechatniki –…
Kalinka Malinka
Kalinka Malinka or Калинка. It is not often that I dedicate a blog post to a song. Kalinka Malinka (Калинка) is a Russian folklore song that…
Russian eclairs or Заварное пирожное
Russian eclairs or Заварное пирожное. Russian eclairs or Заварное пирожное is a very delicious dessert and my mother-in-law is an expert when it comes to…
Spiritual pools at the Monastery in Slavsk
Spiritual pools at the Monastery in Slavsk Imagine my surprise when Andrey`s mom handed me a brand new nightgown – for swimming! To say that…
Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures What do you see? That is exactly what we were wondering when we saw the brightly colored wall with strange designs. “Hidden pictures”,…
The Resurrection Gate in Moscow
You enter Red Square through two huge arches with enormous steel gates – Resurrection Gates. Personally I think people are so excited to see Red Square that…
Russian Piroshki and how to make it
Traditional Russian Piroshki and how to make it. Russian Piroshki is traditional Russian food and one that I have been introduced to over the years. It is…
Buying a Metro ticket in Moscow
Believe it or not but you can buy tickets for the Metro in Moscow, without speaking a word of Russian. When we visited Russia I…
Love for Russian Ice Cream
Russian Ice Cream and why it is so good. I love Russian Ice cream and a few days ago I read a quote that goes…
A bus full of Russian Babushki
Have you ever wondered what a bus full of Russian Babushki or grandmothers sound like? Well, Andrey and I had the privilege to go on…
