Observations about Russia so far

- There are no clocks anywhere, so wear a watch
- the especially busy stoplights have timers so you can see how long you have to wait yet
- all the coffee is instant, even in the nicest restaurants
- pedestrians do NOT have the right of way so don’t try and cross the street when there are cars coming because they will not stop for you. You will see people who have maybe forgotten this and are now lying in the road.
- no one really plows or shovels or salts, but people drive the same regardless
- baby buggies have snow tires
- instead of strollers, people pull their toddlers around on sleds
- Very few women drivers - maybe why it is so dangerous
- A lot of buildings are plaster and concrete and the electrical wires are mounted outside of the wall (encased of course)
- On Dora the Explorer in America you learn Spanish, but in Russia they teach the kids English
- Instead of having the electric towel heaters that we plug in in America, they just reroute the hot water pipes and hang towels on them.