Promenade-2007: Matveyev Kurgan— Taganrog — Rostov-on-DonJuly 25–30, 2007 Matveyev KurganMapNatural gas has arrived in Russian villages.  Another new arrival to Russian villages: Bigfoot.  TaganrogMapLittle has changed here since last time. There isn’t any pond scum in the sea, yet it’s still the colour of cream of broccoli soup.  A plastic old-school washstand hangs touchingly on a plastic porta-crapper.  Unexpected details hide up above.  As well as down below. 
Constant V ue We discovered an extremely rare type of traffic light made by railwaymen for civilians. It hangs next to a level crossing, as you would expect.  As we were driving out of town I spotted one more reminder about headlights, which served as inspiration for yet another section of “Mandership”. Rostov-on-DonMapA local taxi lived up to its name, crashing into a concrete mixer.  “Speed Taxis” * * * This time around the trip from Taganrog to Moscow took 14 hours without any pit stops for snacks, but including a thirty-minute nap. |
