May 3: For Sale

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May 3: For Sale

An old women was selling these scarves, shawls, and blankets in the park. She knitted them herself and is trying to earn extra income in addition to her pension.

April 16: Board Games

April 16: Board Games

This is a picture of several well know American board games translated into Russia. The games displayed are Monopoly (location and board is in Russian), Pictionary, Risk and Life.

April 14: Flowers for Sale

April 14: Flowers for Sale

Several vendors line the street outside of an outdoor market selling flowers. The woman in this area use to to "set up shop" closer to the metro. However, they have moved to the side of the street since the bombing. My only guess is the do not want to be close to the police or the police asked them to move away for safety purposes.

April 13: Floor Cleaners

April 13: Floor Cleaners

You will find workers operating these machines in almost every public building in Russia. They are basically street sweepers for indoors. Workers push them around in stores to clean up the dirt and water tracked inside.

Some of the operators are ruthless and will practically mow you over if you are in their way. A group of my friends and I were talking the other day about how many times we all have been side swiped by one.

As I have two children who are outside all the time and I live in Russia, I would love to have one of these at home.  I need this industrial size version and not just the scoomba. 

March 14: Books for Sale

March 14: Books for Sale
These vendors are selling used books on Old Arabat street in Moscow. As a friend of my in Moscow pointed out, these vendors haul their books down the street everyday and set-up shop regardless of the weather.

March 13: Bread - Xлеб

March 13: Bread

This is a kisok for buying bread and other products full of carbohydrates (cereal, crackers, oatmeal, etc.) near my house. Xлеб (Hlyeb) is the Russian word for bread. Every day at 4:30 a truck delivers bread to this kiosk. The seniors citizens are often waiting for the break truck's arrival.

March 7: Underground Shopping

March 7: Underground Shopping
This "little shop" is located in the underground passageway for entering / exiting the Metro near my apartment. There are thousand of shops like this one located in underground passages throughout the city. These shops are independently owned and sale about everything you could imagine. The cost of the items sold depends on the quality of the item and location of the kiosk.

March 4: Flower Shops

March 4: Flower Shops
Most of the flower shops are open 24 hours a day in Moscow. This is a picture of 2 flower shops located side by side.

February 1: Shopping at a Street Market

February 1: Shopping at an Open Market
Russians buying fresh fruit and vegetables at an area market.