Archive for the ‘vodka’ Category

deuce

When I used to think about Russia, I imagined it to be almost totally grey (and overflowing with vodka). I [...]

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

fog, ice-cream and vodka

Today I received a request by the family dog Rachel to go for a walk: So we stumbled through the [...]

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

the pearl

The weather changes so fast over here, you don’t even have enough time to say “hey look, the weather has [...]

Friday, August 6th, 2010

in a pothole

Russian vodka had finally gotten the best of me: “Blagoff Green Apple” it was. I have to admit I did [...]

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Russian groceries

I did something very brave and honorable today: I went to the supermarket. By myself. “Добрый день!” (Good day!) I [...]

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

the beauty of cats

I was going to buy a bus ticket to China today, but first I had to make sure I didn’t [...]

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

DJ Punani

I was happy to find out that the Russians apparently have an active AFA (Anti-Fascist Action): See, those guys might [...]

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

around the moon

My last day here. :( I am going to miss Russia – and most of all her lovely people: This [...]

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Prelude, Interlude, or Leisure?

Just how am I going to tag this post? First things first though: I took a cab to the airport [...]

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Yahximusiz!

I am on a 30-day tourist visa now, but I might need a few extra days on top of that [...]

Friday, August 27th, 2010

derrière la tour eiffel

Yay, I had the chance to try another Nordic vodka the other day: Vikingfjord. This one was good, not very [...]

Monday, March 7th, 2011

high plains

This one was good: Most Wanted, a brand from Kansas. It was surprisingly good, actually. Very smooth, if only lacking [...]

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

manufactured?

Hm… more stuff from the paper bag: Tito’s. A Texan vodka that claims to be “handmade” – I never found [...]

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Draper: (sighs)

Stayed in and had some of that good Stoli today: Столичная (Stolichnaya), a Russian brand that seems to be mainly [...]

Friday, June 10th, 2011

last drops

My time in Wichita was coming to an end. So I wrapped it up with a few drops of Honor: [...]

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

blistering Rhodos

I’d like to show you some pictures from two weeks ago in Greece. With both the manuscripts handed in, I [...]

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
 




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