Comments for Welcome to Babushkastan http://babushkastan.wordpress.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Hungry? by Angus http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-69 Angus Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:32:49 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-69 Sounds a shade like Quentin Tarantino's Hostel. You were lucky to get out of there. Sounds a shade like Quentin Tarantino’s Hostel. You were lucky to get out of there.

]]> Comment on Where the Muscovites eat by jason smart http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/where-the-muscovites-eat/#comment-53 jason smart Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:59:49 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/where-the-muscovites-eat/#comment-53 Found one of these and persuaded Jodie to go in, even though she was a bit wary of a Russian self-service eatery. But are we glad we found it. The staff were most helpful, getting us through our obvious confusion, and the food was great. I couldv'e quite happily ate there for every meal, but we only found one on our final evening. Cheers, Peter. Found one of these and persuaded Jodie to go in, even though she was a bit wary of a Russian self-service eatery. But are we glad we found it. The staff were most helpful, getting us through our obvious confusion, and the food was great. I couldv’e quite happily ate there for every meal, but we only found one on our final evening. Cheers, Peter.

]]> Comment on Hungry? by Natalia http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-52 Natalia Mon, 21 May 2007 04:19:00 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-52 Wow, respect to the babushkas who sent you to this place - they knew that place served meals :-)) Cool experience, I must say. I think that your friend's reaction was so strange is because Russians believe that strip-shows are something so typical for the Western everyday culture that you wouldn't be surprised at all. Ask her to see whether or not I am wrong. I personally hope that this was not the most exciting experience from your trip to Moscow, please prove me right :-) Also, I am sure you are aware, but just to make a point - Moscow is not what Russia is on the whole, although it is quite enough to get a feeling of what people are like :-) Wow, respect to the babushkas who sent you to this place - they knew that place served meals :-))

Cool experience, I must say. I think that your friend’s reaction was so strange is because Russians believe that strip-shows are something so typical for the Western everyday culture that you wouldn’t be surprised at all. Ask her to see whether or not I am wrong.

I personally hope that this was not the most exciting experience from your trip to Moscow, please prove me right :-) Also, I am sure you are aware, but just to make a point - Moscow is not what Russia is on the whole, although it is quite enough to get a feeling of what people are like :-)

]]> Comment on Hungry? by jason smart http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-51 jason smart Fri, 18 May 2007 17:51:44 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-51 Despite Peter's best attempts to slander my good name, I am not an alcoholic. Mind you, 90 roubles seems a fair price for such an inviting establishment. So perhaps I am! Despite Peter’s best attempts to slander my good name, I am not an alcoholic. Mind you, 90 roubles seems a fair price for such an inviting establishment. So perhaps I am!

]]> Comment on Hungry? by Peter http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-50 Peter Fri, 18 May 2007 16:47:38 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-50 Umm, no. Bit hard to explain to the missus. The old 'research' excuse has begun to wear thin! Umm, no. Bit hard to explain to the missus. The old ‘research’ excuse has begun to wear thin!

]]> Comment on Hungry? by Matt Shorrock http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-49 Matt Shorrock Fri, 18 May 2007 16:18:35 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/72/#comment-49 don't suppose you took any photos on the inside, Pete? ;) don’t suppose you took any photos on the inside, Pete? ;)

]]> Comment on The secret to drinking lots of vodka is … by AlekseyUS http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/12/the-secret-to-drinking-lots-of-vodka-is/#comment-47 AlekseyUS Thu, 17 May 2007 18:56:23 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/12/the-secret-to-drinking-lots-of-vodka-is/#comment-47 It's so true :) and applies all over the world. Also remember the no mixing policy = just vodka all night, no headache in the morning It’s so true :) and applies all over the world.

Also remember the no mixing policy = just vodka all night, no headache in the morning

]]> Comment on A mammoth moral dilemma by AlekseyUS http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/12/a-mammoth-moral-dilemna/#comment-46 AlekseyUS Thu, 17 May 2007 18:52:10 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/12/a-mammoth-moral-dilemna/#comment-46 I hope that it is made of some kind of tusk. Depending on where you bought it of coarse. Agree with Natalia above :) I hope that it is made of some kind of tusk.
Depending on where you bought it of coarse.
Agree with Natalia above :)

]]> Comment on Gotta love the Moscow Metro by Peter http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/gotta-love-the-moscow-metro/#comment-45 Peter Wed, 16 May 2007 19:03:33 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/gotta-love-the-moscow-metro/#comment-45 Hey Claire - I had the same thing. Got a few weird looks but only at the stations that were a bit further out. I thought I might get hassled by one of the babushkas in the booths at the bottom of the escalators. They had a bank of TVs with CCTV feeds from the platforms but the couldn't care less. Hey Claire - I had the same thing. Got a few weird looks but only at the stations that were a bit further out. I thought I might get hassled by one of the babushkas in the booths at the bottom of the escalators. They had a bank of TVs with CCTV feeds from the platforms but the couldn’t care less.

]]> Comment on Gotta love the Moscow Metro by Claire http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/gotta-love-the-moscow-metro/#comment-44 Claire Wed, 16 May 2007 18:31:02 +0000 http://babushkastan.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/gotta-love-the-moscow-metro/#comment-44 I'm a massive fan of the Moscow metro myself... I can't think what all the Muscovites thought when at every station I would pull out my camera! St Pete's is great too, the advantage that you get to go even further below ground before getting there (it's one of the deepest in the world) I’m a massive fan of the Moscow metro myself… I can’t think what all the Muscovites thought when at every station I would pull out my camera!

St Pete’s is great too, the advantage that you get to go even further below ground before getting there (it’s one of the deepest in the world)

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