we've got a local theatre here. What's on? On the 22nd - "Features of National Prostitution"; on the 20th - "Miracle Cat"; the 12th - "Romeo and Juliet"; the 10th - "Three Little Pigs".
As we walk down the Raccoon Lane, we get into a park. I've seen lots of starling-houses, but this block of flats is a true discovery.
further south, by the river, is a beautiful sign, saying "Seagull Cafe: Kids menu 12 to 18 hrs" and "ALWAYS - Barbecue and appetizing sausages" [that's after 6 pm, I guess]
If we move a few miles North, there's an old country estate - Serednikovo, that used to be a dacha for Lermontov, a famous Russian poet, and Stolypin, a tsarist minister (wow, they were relatives! Soviet schoolbooks didn't mention that). After 1917 the estate was handed over to Soviet Health ministry, and it has excellent artefacts of Soviet propaganda: "A Soviet citizen's health is a matter of state importance" yeah-yeah, and we know who this citizen is :)
And further away, near a stadium, where rich Russians now play baseball (yes, I wouldn't believe it, but they do) - there's a very strange statue of Lenin. The statue itself is okay, but what is he leaning upon? Can you make it out? My best guess is: it's a bag for golf clubs. Or a car cleaner. Any ideas?
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