BBЦ Park

THIS IS ME AT THE ENTRANCE WAY TO THE PARK, IN MY OPINION MOSCOW HAS BUILDING THAT ARE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS ST. PETERSBURG.

As I promised, my adventures in the park. Well I made it to the park where the musical store was and I was lucky enough to remember which number building it was. When I got to the music shop, there was just barely enough room to maneuver  by another person pa reusing, so I wasn't sure I was going to find such a rare and odd musical instrument in this store. The man had an accordion looking thing, however it was about the size of your hand and only played 4 notes so it wasn't what I was looking for. But it's totally cool because I then got to go exploring.

 

THIS IS WHAT ONE OUT OF 72 SHOPPING CENTERS LOOKED LIKE IN THIS PARK. I COULDN'T GRIP HOW AWESOME EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS.

HOW FUN DOES THIS LOOK? A GIANT FLOATING HUMAN/HAMSTER BALL!!!! I WATCHED FOR LIKE 5 MINUTES THE LONGEST ANY CHILD STOOD WAS ABOUT 7 SECONDS.

I had such a good time walking around this park, but like I mentioned earlier, I didn't have my travel partner (Wendy) with me so it wasn't a perfect exploring day. The weather was quite hot and when I stumbled onto a huge fountain and saw this.

WHY WOULD YOU GO TO A WATER PARK WHEN YOU CAN SWIM IN A GOLDEN SOVIET FOUNTAIN? IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

It was only a monday, but a summer monday means still quite a few people. I enjoyed people watching and thing watching alike. Just a quick note, I don't know if any of you know this but out here in Russia, rollerblades are incredibly popular here. And the funny thing is the talent levels range from "wow that person is flying through crowded streets so effortlessly." to "oh no don't fall, come on, you can make it...ooo he fell...that looked painful."

THIS ROLLER COASTER LOOKED PRETTY FUN. DID YOU KNOW THE WORD FOR ROLLER COASTER IN RUSSIAN IS Американская Горка "Americanskaya Gorka" WHICH LITERALLY TRANSLATES AMERICAN SLIDE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING.

All in all it was a fun day and I am glad that I found this very cool place in Moscow. I just wish that Wendy could have been here, she would have enjoyed it just as much as me.

THESE PIGEONS WERE SO FUNNY THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS SO GREEDY. HE HAD 3 PIECES OF BREAD AND HE LEFT HIS BREAD TO FIGHT WITH ANOTHER PIGEON WHO WAS CHEWING ON A SMALLER PIECE. SO I CHASED HIM AWAY BUT HE KEPT COMING BACK.

After a few stops on the Electrichka, a boy about my age got on with a black bag of cans and bottles, I was so excited to talk to him. For those of you who don't know, I went on a bottle collecting obsession in Oregon and made 715 dollars in one school year at 5 cents a can/bottle. His name was Saril and he was from Kyrgistan and moved to Russia to try to make money to send home to his family. We talked about can rates if he liked it, how it is hard but a satisfying job. He was so amazed that an American would do something like collect bottles and cans. I asked him all kinds of questions about his country and you could tell he was so proud of his homeland. Then he gave me some Kvass (fermented bread drink) and then I had to get off. I was so honored to meet him and I'm sure he liked talking to me also.

MY FELLOW CAN COLLECTING FRIEND SARIL. I AM GOING TO START SETTING CANS AND BOTTLES OUT FOR HIM AT THE METRO STATIONS SO THEY ARE EASIER FOR HIM TO PICK UP.

By the way, thanks to everyone who reads this thing. I have had a good time doing it and it really helps Wendy to see what I'm doing out here, and I'm really glad that you wish to be a part of it too. So thanks a lot.