A few of you keep asking about shopping and things like that - so I thought I'd fill you all in...
Laundry: For those of you who have lived or been to Europe - you feel my pain. Doing the laundry here is a JOKE - the machine is about 1/4 of the size of an average washing machine in the states and can fit a 1/4 of an average load you'd wash in the states. So about 5 of Jim's tee-shirts fit at a time. So once you've loaded the washer - it washes and rinses the clothes for one hour and a half. Then it does a crazy spin cycle for approximately 3 minutes and then its DONE - Yep that's it - nothing left for the machine to do - so then I had to air dry every tee-shirt, every sock, EVERYTHING. It's a little like stepping back in time.
So if any of you have any tips on increasing the drying time - please send them my way. I have attempted to download the directions for the machine online - but have had no luck....
Here she is!
Shopping: Once I get the hang of things I'm sure it will be a piece of cake - this city has grocery stores galore - the only catch - they are all in Russian except Stockman's (which by the way I found today!!! YAY - Jim and I can eat frozen pizza for dinner!!!)
They also have huge open aired markets where you can get food and pretty much anything you want - the prices are super cheap - I bought a loaf of bread at the market the other day and it was only 15 Rubles!!! About 30 cents.
Here I am at one of the flower markets - look at these roses
Absolutely beautiful!
2 comments:
Oh my! That would take forever. I wish I had insight to share, but you know how domestic I am:)
Hi, Carrie,
I enjoy reading your adventures. I can sympathize with your laundry troubles. Our washing machines in Germany and Holland were identical to yours. I did laundry daily, 'cause it took forever to dry and was hanging all over the apartment. Washing sheets and towels was the worst! They took up so much space and the towels were always rough, not soft. Dryers must be a real luxury. Lara doesn't have one in London.
Buying groceries was a challenge too. But the meats, fruits and veggies were always fresh and tasty. Treat yourself to the fresh flowers also - they look beautiful.
Patti Philips
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