ooooh, did it ever. You'll see why later.
Well since I last updated, we had a nice day in a local tourist market near our hotel. It's got mostly what every other European market would have, knock-off brand name things like Gucci bags and Nike shoes, stuff like that. It also had the standard Russian souvenirs like the little Russian dolls and furry hats with the hammer/sickle crest on the front. For myself I bought a bunch of 'CSKA Moscow' gear (a scarf, a toque and a jersey') all for a little over $20 Canadian. I also got a few things for my family, which they'll have to wait to find out what they are.
After a romp through the market, we got a ride to the train station in Moscow where we took a 22-hour train ride in a relatively stuffy and... cozy train. We hung out with some of the Russians there and there was even one person there who spoke French, so she and I both got a good chance to practice.
Finally once we got to Perm, we quickly packed all of our gear into the bases van to take there. The building is something like an old community centre or something like that, it's two floors, it's kind of under construction I think.
Then tonight, outreach got very, VERY luscious. One of the base leaders walked us over to a local store, where I was greeted by a lovely 2 litre bottle of vanilla coke. Now I love vanilla coke, and my heart was shattered when they stopped making it in Canada, so to see it there was a complete shock. Since we will be spending weekends at this base, I will be able to get more as well. I am happy. So I don't think there will be any updates for a few days, as the team will be going to the city of Zakamsk, and I'm not sure of the internet situation there, but I know for sure there's internet here.
До свидания! <---- 'Arrivederci' in Russian.
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Hey Mattieman
I just finished stuffin your ma, your pa and John Marshall full of Pasta and Chocolate Fondue...John ate four plates of pasta, the guy's an animal.......as for you, if it gets too too cold over there, look around for something called a BABUCHKA, sort of like an electric blanket with boobs. Get her to make some potato soup and Georgian peach vodka...then when the linoleum comes up and hits you in the forehead, you'll forget you were cold at all.......a little Newfie logic for you....take care big guy and keep the blog bloggin. and don't take any pucks in the noggin.....
Glad to hear you survived the train ride...and vanilla coke! I never knew you liked it soooo much! Thanks for the update.Love ya
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