La cuisine Russe
L’image la plus habituel qu’on a trouve quand on a propose de faire la cuisine chez quelqu’un que nous a heberge. Oui, ca c’est la table de la cuisine. Et il n’avait pas de chaises, ni couteaux a manger. Mais cette fois il avait du detergent a vaisaille. Et oui, ca c’est avant qu’on a […]
Read MoreTwo weeks away
From Tuesday (or Wednesday) next week, that means 23/24 June and for two weeks we will be in the yellow pins marked on the map above. we will be there participating on this voluntary project in two Buryati villages near the Mongolian border, where most of the children never saw foreigners. Eva will try to give some basic […]
Read MoreUlan Ude market
SSCN0086Originally uploaded by eva_p This is our first day in Ulan Ude. Raining, cold, windy (it could almost be snowing). This picture was taken at the end of the day, when the market sellers were already preparing to pack up and go.
Read MoreTrain stops 2
SSCN0082Originally uploaded by eva_p This is just one of the many ladies that wait for trains on the platforms in small train stations, to sell their food to the passengers. I liked the hat of this lady 🙂
Read MoreMoscow time
Now is 7:30am, Moscow time. This is the only time we can see if we go to Ulan-Ude’s train station, at all the screens, all the clocks, all the guichets. In Russia, like many other things, also the trains run as Moscow. In this case using Moscow time. It means that, when we are in […]
Read MoreTrain stops
SSCN0078Originally uploaded by eva_p During the long trips, trains sometimes stop for more than the usual 2 minutes, which means that everybody gets out to strech the legs, make their little children run around (so they will be tired and sleep) and buy food. This picture was taken during one stop somewhere in Siberia.
Read MoreRemont again…
SSCN0076Originally uploaded by eva_p … this time it was the road being repaired, with asphalt produced in this old-fashioned little wagon.
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