So after getting bladdered up at the Giraffe Club (during the day, no less!), we decided to roam the streets to try and find a bus stop to the next club. The bus ride was an adventure all in itself. We sang the cockroach song, and made a few Russian people laugh (and pissed off a plenty; a Russian lady was yelling at us).
Anyways, while looking for the bus stop, there was a group of young stern-looking Russian patrolmen roaming the streets. For some reason Livia decided to pester these guys for a picture. Livia goes at it for about half-an-hour and the Russian guys just stood there with no emotion. During that time I was thinking in my head, “Oh shit Livia. Do you want to go to the gulags? We are in Siberia! We are fucking surrounded by the baddest of the bad of gulags!”.
Anyway, one of the patrolmen relented and we ended up with the picture above. Who knew sober Russian men had some smile in them?
Elderly Russian taking a stroll in Tyumen.
On the see-saw is Sonia from Tunisia.
Livia from São Paulo, Brazil.
Mohammed (We call him Momo) from Saudi Arabia. The Russians think he is an American.
Samarpita from Mumbai, India.
Shamil from Tatarstan.
We usually cut through Tsvetnoy Boulevard when we went to the bars and clubs. This particular day was Russia Day. Came across a crowd who were watching these young gymnasts performing.
Tyumen’s Lovers Bridge. The bridge’s rails used to be heavily covered in locks, but for some reason were cut down by the government. I believe the story behind the lock goes if a couple profess their love on the bridge and place a lock on the rails, they will be together forever. It worked for this lovely couple.
Say whatever you want about Lenin, but the guy has some pretty bad ass statues. This one is located in the Central Square of Tyumen. Kind of reminds me of the Lenin statue back home.
Siberian sunset… at 12:30 am. Sun rises at around 4 am. The day is still young.
America vs. Romania. Democracy vs. Communism (okay, they aren’t communists anymore). Ping Pong Diplomacy. Venue: Siberia. Fight.
