As mentioned before, the weather last Sunday was glorious. Thus after our short visit in prison, we took the Metro to Petrogradskaya (I think?), and from there issued to a rich-looking neighbourhood and a big park, with a luna park. Perfect venue for people-watching. Relaxed, animated atmosphere. A whole different world to Primorskaya. After strolling through the park and checking out the rides of the luna park, we sat down in a somewhat pricey but ever so pleasant "Biergarten". Accompanied by a band playing Spanish songs quite well, we had a Weissbier, salad and desert with coffee, and I guess one payed a bit for the atmosphere and the music as well, as really prices were quite something else.
Afterwards, on our way back to the metro, we listened to band playing Russian rock music. Quite energetic, and Vivi became their instant groupie.
Quite a lot of women promenading on high heels again, though we caught one getting out of the park secretly changing slipping into more comfortable footwear after parading. So they are human after all. Though the woman are generally less "dolled-up" than in Poland. More discretely, for certain.
The men, even if the look fit enough from the back, almost always juggle around more or less prominent bellies, Must be the voddie and the food, which, like Polish food, tends to be on the "nutritious side." Probably a heritage of former times and Siberian living conditions, when fat was a prerequisite for survival. Which reminds me of the story I've heard about former camps and prisons in Siberia, where "common or normal criminals" would "groom" political criminals, who would be more gullible, to flee with them. On their way through winter, when food got scarce, the political criminals, serving as life food stock, would be killed and eaten by their "mates". Lovely story!
Men here also tend to wear their hair calmed forward, Not much gel seems to be used as yet. I remember that style from where I grew up in a country village in the seventies. Not many fat people though. These some of our observations from people watching in the park.
The following pictures are all by Vivi. Thanks again.
Afterwards, on our way back to the metro, we listened to band playing Russian rock music. Quite energetic, and Vivi became their instant groupie.
Quite a lot of women promenading on high heels again, though we caught one getting out of the park secretly changing slipping into more comfortable footwear after parading. So they are human after all. Though the woman are generally less "dolled-up" than in Poland. More discretely, for certain.
The men, even if the look fit enough from the back, almost always juggle around more or less prominent bellies, Must be the voddie and the food, which, like Polish food, tends to be on the "nutritious side." Probably a heritage of former times and Siberian living conditions, when fat was a prerequisite for survival. Which reminds me of the story I've heard about former camps and prisons in Siberia, where "common or normal criminals" would "groom" political criminals, who would be more gullible, to flee with them. On their way through winter, when food got scarce, the political criminals, serving as life food stock, would be killed and eaten by their "mates". Lovely story!
Men here also tend to wear their hair calmed forward, Not much gel seems to be used as yet. I remember that style from where I grew up in a country village in the seventies. Not many fat people though. These some of our observations from people watching in the park.
The following pictures are all by Vivi. Thanks again.
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