Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyMapSeptember 16–20, 2009 A shuttle bus with bad English translations takes passengers from the plane to the terminal.  Russian: do not lean on the doors Since last time, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has become even more beautiful. Both on the outside.  And on the inside.  The courtyards with laundry lines are still just as charming.  The Zhiguli car fragment and rusty barrel that adorned this beach two years ago have already been removed.  They’ve even put up a church.  And a new building.  Opening November 1st! Lease from 1000 rub./m2. Call 482-700. The only new detail that caught my eye was the fact that bus shelters now have detailed schedules on them.  And that advertising is now being placed anywhere on the buildings’ facades, not just on the roof or above the ground floor.  Kamchatka Travel and Tour Office. Jewelry Store. Gold Empire Jewelry Salon. Glamour: Women’s Clothing, Furs. Petropavlovsk advertising deserves its own separate book.  [Left] Prevention. Rescue. Assistance. Single Emergency Number: 01 [Right] Canadian Bread. Try our “rum baba” from Makarov SP. It’s magnificent.  Luxury bead necklaces Unconventional.  Power Tool Sales and Repairs. “You chicken?” Call 5-48-29. Construction solutions—> And eternal.  I also spotted an old feature that had previously escaped my attention: concrete pillars lining the city’s serpentine road, each of which is decorated with alternating embossed hammer and sickles, anchors and stars.  Kitchens made to measure And also the plaques above apartment building entrances.  1–15, 1st Entrance The fancy municipal trash can.  A volcano eruption depicted on a bus.  Smelts and pollock for sale at a typical grocery kiosk.  This patrol vehicle once served in the Japanese traffic police.  Women have come out to look at the training exercises of an EMERCOM helicopter, which lifted a practice victim out of the water and flew off.  Allow me to report: no notable events took place in the city during our absence. 
VOTE FOR THE COMMU The city is still just as hideous, the nature still just as beautiful.  The only thing that’s inconvenient on Kamchatka is stock trading. The signal gets here with a 30-second delay. |
