[MarkWarner]

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Link to the book: Ziarul Călătoriilor v02 17

[The Australian Panther]

That worked!

[Robb_K]

Short of being somewhat fluent in Rumanian, you can sort of get the gist of it, if you can read Latin and Croatian.  Unfortunately, I cannot read Roumanian, and the only Slavic words I know are "da", "nyet", "privet", and "do svidaniya".

[The Australian Panther]

Wow, Robb! From just one trip across Russia on the Trans Siberian I know as much Russian as you do!
At that time, late 70's, that was the hardest country to travel through as there were not even any signs in English anywhere and if you tried to have a conversation with any Russian, they just yelled at you in their language. And trying to read Cyrillic script was impossible.
cheers!   

[Robb_K]

Wow, Robb! From just one trip across Russia on the Trans Siberian I know as much Russian as you do!
At that time, late 70's, that was the hardest country to travel through as there were not even any signs in English anywhere and if you tried to have a conversation with any Russian, they just yelled at you in their language. And trying to read Cyrillic script was impossible.
cheers!

I've never been inside Russia.  I never planned to go there until it was too late (spur of the moment at their border) to get a visitor's visa, once from Finland, and once from the eastern end of Slovakia.  I was able to get along fine in The Czech Republic area of Czechoslovakia in 1988 speaking German (although most people used it with me reluctantly, because they've had no love for The Germans since World War II.  But once I got into Slovakia, they only spoke Hungarian and Russian as foreign languages, and I spoke only a few words in each (not enough even to ask directions).  I had tottery to find ancient people, who had attended school before WWII, to be able to speak German with them and be understiood and get my questions answered, and they really HATED to be speaking German (even more than The Czechs).  I guess I should have spent time learning a World language, like Russian, instead of learning Danish and Frisian to be able to converse with everyone in the countries in which I resided.

[The Australian Panther]

At one time the Australian contingent were in the dining car to order a meal, but the menu was in Cyrillic script and of course we couldn't read it or speak it. There was another passenger  there who could speak French and also German. I did German to year 10 in high school and hadn't spoken it in over a decade and was woeful anyway. So I used what little Deutsch I had and he used his French and we managed to order out meal! Which was excellent. If there was one good thing about Russia is was the food, which was basically wholesome peasant food. Best white bread I have ever eaten.
Cheers!         

[Captain Audio]

If there was one good thing about Russia is was the food, which was basically wholesome peasant food. Best white bread I have ever eaten.

Theres a type of wheat the Russians often export that brings top dollar.
Its basically the same wheat grown everywhere else in Russia but is the product of a relatively dry growing season. The grain is dense, rich and packed with nutrients.
I don't know if its possibly to grow it this way deliberately.

PS
If you can find it where you live try "Daves Killer Bread" his "White Done Right" is amazing. Best for making any sort of sandwich, it goes with anything. A PB&J made with this bread is marvelous.