Russian Oddities

"Married with Children" tv show - Russian style. A friend of my brother's roommate used to be a writer for the American show, and was in Moscow helping to develop new episodes for the Russian version. Another popular sitcom over there is the Russian version of "The Nanny".







We saw this sign at the weekend market by the stands selling blue and white Uzbek pottery.










No offense, but I think I'll stick with Hanes.





Cosmonaut survival kit: These are the things you will need when fending off the bitter cold, bears, and drunk Russians when the capsule has once again gone ballistic and landed way off-target.






We had a heck of a time figuring out this microwave - rather than entering the cook time, you have to enter the type of cooking to be done, and the weight of the food in grams... I just pressed buttons until it started running. :)






One of the stainless steel "jail-type" toilets in the Hermitage.










I paid 17 rubles to use this lovely hole in the floor in the Moscow train station.











I just hate when I sit down somewhere and get stabbed by hypodermic needles... don't you?









I think this is my most prized picture of the entire Russian trip: One of the many urine-cicles hanging out of the bottom of the train bathrooms (they empty onto the tracks) on our frigid ride back to Moscow. :)