Russia, Day 7

 

 

Day Seven 

We decided to stay in and around the hostel because we were feeling very sore and tired.  Kade was also not feeling well.  In the afternoon, I met a Scottish traveler at the hostel and had a nice conversation.  Also, I met James, the owner of the hostel.  He’s a nice guy.  After that, I grabbed Kade and we went out to get a bite to eat.  We stopped by our favorite little bakery and got a fish w/ cheese sauce dish, some borscht, a bit of pilaf and some donuts with cream cheese filling.  We got some extra donuts for the girls at the hostel. 

We returned to the hostel to rest and check e-mails.  Sometime later in the afternoon, Kade and I walked out to the pharmacy.  Jenna, one of the ladies from the hostel, met us there and talked with the pharmacist about Kade’s condition.  We got some medicine. 

We walked down to a Japanese restaurant – mainly by default because we didn’t really know where we wanted to eat.  The sushi and salad we ordered was quite good.  At $40 total, it was the priciest meal we had had.  The most entertaining part of our meal was the mafia guys at the table next to us.  They really fit the Mafia stereotype, from the dress to the bravado to the mannerisms.  Even the waitress seemed to show deference to them.   

This particular day, we noticed one or two “older” ladies sporting g-strings.  We referred to them as “Babushkas in g-strings.”  Babushka is the Russian word for grandmother! 

In the evening, we finally figured out how to use the hostel’s washer and dryer.  It turned out to be quite simple.