Will you not have a cup?

"Church of Il'ya Prorurka"

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Russia Picture by Jonathan Campion
Travel story: Will you not have a cup?

I was allowed a lie-in until 9. Syrniki (cheese pancakes) awaited me in the kitchen, and after a day here my Russian felt ever so slightly more confident. Tamara Aleksandrovna is very warm and friendly but it is very difficult to communicate with someone of such a different age and culture, in a language I have only been speaking for two years. On a scrap piece of paper she drew me a map of how to get to Yartek: along ulitsa Tolbukhina for two blocks - cross the road and turn right at the... More