Day 30 - Summary

Instead of a long summary of what happened during this trip and what is the taste that this country left to me (and the rest of the group), I chose to compile a list with the TOP 5 best and worst things about Russia.


The 5 Best things:

1. Women - http://www.geometria.ru (enough said)
   
2. People's hospitality - Extremely warm and hospitable. Who will forget Vasily and Alicia, Vladimir, all our business colleagues, the chef at the company's restaurant and of course Alexander the Great ... taxi driver! :-)
   
3. Food (during the first week) - Everybody was impressed by the soups. Some of us even found the recipes on-line.
4. St. Petersburg- a big Russian city with the feeling of a European capital. Beautiful buildings, restaurants and great partying!
5. History - You learn so much for the past, you understand so much from the present and you can predict a little bit of the future (all clauses apply for Russia and for other countries as well)
   

The 5 Worst things:

1. Service - Delivering food on time, smiling and being polite probably costs extra in Russian restaurants.
   
2. Means of transport - Check previous post.
   
3. Food (during the last week) - OK, soups are great. But after 10, 15, 20 days in a row then you want to eat something more solid (like a steak maybe?)
   
4. Buildings/Roads - Next to the newly built ones, there are also some which seem to be ready to collapse. Even in the city centre.
   
5. Language problems - You don't speak Russian? Learn ... or otherwise use body language. Very few (even young people) speak English.