Fireworks every night – like Disneyland

Fireworks every night – like Disneyland Originally uploaded by Wordyeti For no reason, there will be really huge, impressive fireworks displays over the Kremlin. Or other neighborhoods in Moscow. I’m not sure why this is. Apparently, the fireworks salesmen...

McMansions Turned into Grow Houses by Real-estate Collapse

The grass is, apparently, greener in American’s sprawling and overvalued exurbs Well, that explains the formerly inexplicable sky-high prices of McMansions in the drab, endless suburbs surrounding major cities.  I always wondered what you had to be on to...

Russian Bloggers to the Rescue

The Russian Equivalent of Wingnut WelfareMore and more, I’m noticing that the news here in Russia (and yes, I do try to watch the news on TV here, despite the language barrier) seems to exist in some strange parallel universe.  When I switch back and forth...

One last time exposure…

I know this is something of a cliche, but I felt that this more than anything else really captured the feel of being here in this ancient, ancient city, looking out over the brick buildings, feeling the bite and chill of the damp air, smelling the autumn air with the...