And then what did I do but end up - for the first time in Moscow - in an enormous, packed Auchan/ашан supermarket where I found myself buying (much cheaper) valenki anyway...
I am an accidental Muscovite, swopping a lifetime in London for Russia. Join me in the confusions, pleasures and - hopefully - moments of insight that going somewhere else can provoke.
and the follow-up...
If you have enjoyed this blog, then come and visit me elsewhere - now I have found myself accidentally in Sydney, Australia. This is a city that seems very straightforward on the surface - so I hope to look behind appearances.
Check out my first book 'A Year in Moscow', covering 2009 -10. Like the blog but with more photos. Click on the image above to view the whole book at Blurb.com.
I go at 9pm at night. My girl friend insists on going at this time to avoid the crowds.
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