Thursday, May 20, 2010

Irkutsk Idiosyncrasies


1. Everything has mayo in it. Everything. It's in the salad, it's on your pizza, and there is always a dollop in your borsch. Just when you think you've gotten away from mayo, you see it on top of your chicken, camouflaged under cheese.

2. All of the girls wear very high heels here. I don't know how they manage to walk in such high heels on the cobblestone that is sometimes missing stones, but somehow they do....I applaud them.

3. 80's & 90's music is playing at every establishment you visit. I'm talking "Like a Prayer", "Another Night Another Dream", and "Be my Lover". It's my dream come true.

4. If you are given an unidentified pastry dessert at the end of your meal, proceed with caution. It might be filled with strawberries or with cabbage. Suggestion: break in half before biting...just in case.

5. If something doesn't make sense, all you have to say is "It's Russia." Somehow it is the answer to everything!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I LOVE IT!!! NO MAYO IN MY MESSAGE ;) IT IS RUSSIA!!! LOL

Sahra and Adam said...

Ewww mayo! Good thing the calorie counter isn't with you! lol

Unknown said...

Even though I haven't commented yet, I've been following every post! But this one, though small, has been my fav! The picture with the dolls because I love those dolls and the comment about pastries with sauerkraut in them! haha My grandma used to make little buns with it in them all the time...hehe and I didn't like them either! (no, i'm not russian background...but ukrainian/polish, close enough lol)