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peacetraveler22 ([personal profile] peacetraveler22) wrote2015-03-04 02:39 pm

Как я бухала в Ярославле

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The long road trip in Russia is now over. I just returned to Moscow this afternoon from Yaroslavl, where I finally met a Russian boyfriend, who spoke almost no English! :)) He came to our table, sat down, started petting my hair, blowing me kisses and trying to have a lot of conversation over coconut beer. Each trip, it's necessary to explore the local bars for one night, and one night only. It started at a basic pub, and then onward to a Soviet style kitchen, with a unique feature!

1. An old school telephone at the table. My hosts told me to dial a number and place an order to the kitchen. Ring, ring...no answer. Maybe they were just playing games with me. :) It was hard to tell after so many vodka shots.

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2. Basically, Yaroslavl can be summed up in one photo. I'm usually getting drunk once a year, and it somehow always happens in Russia. It isn't necessary to touch alcohol again for a very long time. Thanks to Olga, Ilya, [livejournal.com profile] lovigin and [livejournal.com profile] macos for the local hospitality! And special thanks to Timur for showing me some sights in Yaroslavl.

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Now I sit in Moscow for only a few hours, and will board the night train to Kazan this evening. This time, I'll travel third class, and maybe meet some interesting bunk mates. When I took the long train ride from Moscow to Adler last year for the Olympics, I was in a first class cabin, with someone I knew. Now, a solo adventure on Russian Railways. If I have readers in Kazan who have a car, and free time, please write in comments or send me a message. I really want to get out of city center and especially meet an authentic Tatar family who is willing to speak with me and be photographed. Of course, I need someone who can speak English and translate because my Russian is very, very bad!

In will be in Kazan all day Thursday and Friday. What is there to see and do, besides churches??


[identity profile] elena-88888.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! It's cool!)))

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It was fun!! :)

[identity profile] bugs-bunny-rbt.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
As a native Kazan guy I hope you will like my city. Old Kazan Kremlin, Kazan University and also some nice places you must see.

If you need some advice about me city or you need a non professional guide just ask me. Rabbit Bunny glad to help you!

[identity profile] sokirsky.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks very cheap. I hope you washed your jeans and sweater.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I did. :))

[identity profile] sokirsky.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. We have lot of bestiality of the kind in this country unfortunately. Dont try to impress us.

[identity profile] linamay.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
здорово набухалась, промахнулась мимо кровати:) что они сделали с тобой, бедняшка:)

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-05 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
I pulled myself onto the bed later. In this photo, I was just taking a quick nap. :))

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[identity profile] egorov.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
мухахаха!

you are the best of the best of the best!

[identity profile] andruhon.livejournal.com 2015-03-04 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)

Did you deliberately choose an alcoholic guide?

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-05 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
My guide is not an alcoholic. We had one night of drinking in two weeks.

[identity profile] mb-b.livejournal.com 2015-03-05 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh those empty-headed youths coming to replace us, it's as though they fail to notice the mysteries of existence. They lack the scope and initiative, and I doubt if there is anything at all in their brains. What can be nobler, for instance, than to experiment upon self? At their age, I would do this: on a Thursday night, I'd down about a gallon of yorsh*. I'd knock it back and go to sleep, without undressing and with a single thought: Would I wake up on Friday morning, or would I not?

And after all, I would not. Rather than Friday, I would awaken on Saturday morning, and not in Moscow either but under a railroad embankment somewhere around Naro-Fominsk. Whereupon, with some effort, I would recall and collect the facts, and having gathered them, I would consider them. Having considered, I would then continue the restoration, straining my memory with all-pervasive analysis. After that I'd move from contemplation to abstraction -- in other words, thoughtfully cool my coppers -- and would ultimately learn what had happened to the Friday." (c)

* yorsh - beer laced with vodka

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-06 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I drank yorsh, but in the USA. :) At a Russian house party.

[identity profile] tropical-degree.livejournal.com 2015-03-06 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
;), nice posture near the shower door...

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-06 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It was only temporary. :)) Eventually I made it to the bed!!

[identity profile] rekuperator.livejournal.com 2015-03-06 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Мадам, что за стиль, что за выражения? Что значит "бухала"?

(Anonymous) 2015-03-07 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
You are right. Looks disgusting from artistic point of view , looks stupid from ethical point of view and is of very low quality from linguistic point of view.))

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(Anonymous) 2015-03-07 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
How did you find yourself lying on the floor?

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-07 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I passed out for a short nap on the way to the bed. :)

[identity profile] badbeef.pip.verisignlabs.com (from livejournal.com) 2015-03-07 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
In the first photo, it is for the first time I saw you smile for real. Nice smile. Usually, your smile looks somehow unnatural, forced.
What's up with that cap? I saw you wear it indoors in the photo with macos and alexcheban when you had dinner with them in the US. Why do you wear it indoors? I'm under the impression that it is quite common to wear headwear indoors in the US, while it is rarely done in Russia. What do you think?

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-07 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
They are different hats. :) A bear hat and a normal black hat in the picture with Alex Cheban. Do you see how wild and crazy my curly hair is in the first photo? I wear hats to cover it because it's impossible to control my hair in windy, snowy Russia. Plus, I just like hats and they suit my face well. :)) It is common to wear hats indoors in USA, even in restaurants (for instance men wear baseball caps in summer). Thanks for the compliment about smile!

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[identity profile] sergei000.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty brave alright. I dont know too many people from the west that travel to Russia recreationally more than once. Especially now. Good work, quite impressive.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm an adventurous and curious person in life. I've traveled all through Western Europe in my early days as a traveler, but now find such places boring because they are not much different than America. This is why I prefer Russia and Eastern European countries. They are cheap, and the culture is very different from the USA.

[identity profile] orlymaker.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
в «камуналке» всегда происходит невероятный пиздец=)

[identity profile] haladdin.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yaroslavl - nice city, but you should come here in summer. So you can ride on the little boat, like water bus =)
Sorry for my english =)

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[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Your English is fine! I toured this city with a local, but of course in winter it it's covered in snow covered and icy sidewalks. It's the worst part about winter travel in Russia - very difficult to walk and navigate! I guess the locals just get used to walking on such horrid sidewalks, but for me it's a real challenge. :)

[identity profile] t80k.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
бухать - это тебе не чупа-чупс сосать ! Смотри у меня, больше так не бухай, а то мало ли что...

[identity profile] svat-vladimir.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
What's the English for Убраться в хлам, быть слегка трезвым и т. д. и т. п.?))

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know, because I can't understand the Russian words you wrote. And online translators don't help!

[identity profile] dne80.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Это очень вредно, если что)))

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-15 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you are right! That is why I do it very rarely. :)

Platzkart Adventure!

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[identity profile] abovjan.livejournal.com 2015-03-17 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Excuse for me English. Haven't you affairs more important? Why you this do? It is interesting for me. Probably, new feelings.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-03-17 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
I went to a bar only one night in two weeks to relax, and have drinks with friends and local people. So, of course, I had more important things to do. I was traveling nonstop in Russia for two weeks - in planes, trains and automobiles. :) During this time, I drank alcohol only on this night.

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