Just got back from Russia
It was MARVELOUS trip and so much making me refreshed, since recently I must finish something and other stuffs.

 

And these pics i shot from my phone are quite some previews about it, until my Colorsplash and Diana are ready for showing off their fierce shots…hahah..

Some fun facts about Russia that i had found (Maybe some of these  facts happen in mostly Europe):

• They sell mineral water in two types: still water – just simple and ordinary one and sparkling water – water filled in with gas, similar like soda.
• The Russian words written in Cyrilic letters. They are not much in numbers like Kanji letter, it’s easier to memorize them all. But as I heard that Russian language is one of the most difficult languages to learn because its complicated grammar.
• The Russian cuisines are damn great!! The breads are tasty  even for the simple bread one without adding butter on it. Pirog or I see it like “Russian pie” is definitely my favourite, the bread could be stuffed with some kind of fruits or meats, like beef, chicken, salmon, or even rabbit. Other cuisines such as lamb, soup, fish, and the vegetables are such an entertainment for my tongue. Oh yeah one thing you shouldnt miss to try is the caviar, it’s a treasure.

• You will see vodka sold in many restaurants, since it is called ”Russian water”. In many shops, You’ll also see the famous Matreshka or russian wooden dolls in different kind of size, color, form, and the picture on it.
• There are so many historical buildings like museum and its valuable collections inside it, church, monument, fortress, and so on spreading out in cities of Russia with nicely designed architecture. So it’s a pleasure to have it as beautiful ornaments when you go out for city tour.

 

 

• The cost of living in Russia is quite expensive, and so for home to live. Mostly, Russians live in apartment which is so expensive too, and from info that I had heard there is apartment which costs 30 million $ in Moscow, correct me if I’m wrong.

 

• At past, for some years, Russians had no religion, they are atheist. But after Gorbachev made Russia to open their boundaries from other countries and to have a freedom of religion, it’s now changed. Mostly Russian have Russian Orthodox as their religion, some of them are Jewish or maybe Moslem, since the Sinagoge and Mosque do exist in Russia.
• There is a city named St. Petersburg has nights called “white  nights” because they have 6 nights in the summer and they are not dark, they remain like days with the sunlight. It’s so interesting.
• Another fun fact, usually when you are buying something you’ll get plastic bag for carrying your stuffs you’ve bought, but in some places of Russia, I found it in St. Petersburg, you must pay for the plastic bag, for about 3-7 Rubels for each plastic bag. Maybe it’s done for supporting efforts against global warming I guess.

Anyway I know there are still a lot of facts about Russia, especially for its historical part. But I admit that I’m weak on history lesson,  so just a little of them I can memorize and write to this blog, so just come to Russia to know more about it or just simply do Googling  it, heheh.

 

Ah Mr. Nykolay’s quote got stuck in my head, ” Russia and Indonesia have many differences, including cultures, languages or religions. We all do know we’re different. But don’t let those differences make the cooperation between two countries couldn’t be made “. Oh what a quote.

Well then, I think that’s enough, just wait for another update about Russia on my Lomograph part. See ya!