the caterpillar sellar from Sibirsk

A russian guy, like todl in the old storys. About 2 metres high, the shoulders have a wide about 70cm and his arms are thick enough to battle my thigh. Barb, short hair and a strong accent when talking english. We had breakfast together and I was just trying to get rid of my hangover. But he just asked me, when in Gods name, people are paying to visit Russia when we have the possibility to go to the south? Very funny ;)

Whatäs responsible for my hangover? Oh, just a few shots of vodka, we have drunken at the hostel before going out, first to a cellar bar namend "Solyanka". It was quite awesome, but somehow I lost my friends there, so I started speaking with the Russians. I tried to find the Club Che, but it was closed for non-Club-Members. Whatever that means. Also at the next club, I have found in the Lonely Planet, they didn't wanted to let me in. Maybe because I have been with baggy pants and trekking shoes to a club where everybody was wearing a shirt and expensive-looking shoes. Anyway, somehow I seemed sympathic to a Russian guy and I think we came in over a back door. It was quite awesome in there,.. a big club with fancy stuff everywhere, unfortunatly I didn't had my camera with me.

By that time, I already have some fb contacts to russian people, so lets see if I will meet them again and get shown some special places *lookingforward*

today I have been to the Kreml, this immense castle with the red walls. What do you do if your student card isn't accepted at the first ticket office? just go the 2nd, they have plenty of them ;)

afterwards we found a great russian Fast Food: Mu Mu. Everything is in cow style, it really looks cool! The food is affordable and very good and it's really a nice atmosphere.. you feel like at the russian countryside within the middle of Moscow.

anyway, the weather is still grey and grey and I had to recall some sleep, so Power Napping is great.  Tonight, I think I will to a calm night, it's like on climbing days: 3 days action, 1 day pause :)

best from moscow

Peter