Saint PetersburgMapDecember 15–17, 2006 St Peterburg is getting richer — they’ve begun screwing the balconies back on.  Zebra crossings were split into two parts quite some time ago. There’s a cluster of arrows in front of each part — “cross to the other side using this side of the zebra crossing”.  The acronym SKV (meaning freely convertible currency) is still in use here. It appears that it will persist, an addition to other St Petersburgisms, such as bulka instead of belyi khleb (white bread), shawerma instead of shaurma (kebab), kura instead of kuritsa (chicken), and grecha instead of grechka (buckwheat).  Freely Convertible Currency Exchange The distance to various landmarks is stated in metres with an unusually high degree of precision on the new signs they’ve installed throughout the city.  St Petersburg humour. 
“Must drop by” They’ve begun disfiguring the metro by adding advertising light fixtures. The end result looks even shittier than in Kiev.  There is such a thing as everlasting values after all.  St Petersburg Sewage System |
