December 14, 2009

A Cold Moscow



Very cold here today at -19°C . Grey and cold. I feel very depressed today. They say it may get colder. Its so cold, your face hurts. I took junior out and he cried the whole time, his face went pink. I turned round and came "home" again, where is home? for now here. In this weather, its hard to imagine climate change but I am told it used to get much colder. The streets have ice on them and the ponds are frozen. Even when you rap up your child they are still freezing. Mine had: tights, jeans, body, two jumpers, socks, shoes, body coat, coat, two hats, two hoods, two gloves and he still screamed. Brrrr.... freezing but at least its good to see a cold Moscow, I was beginning to think it was the stuff of legend and in the past due to climate change. However it could swing back to + 8 as the weather seems to be up and down nowadays.
Posted by - English Dad In Moscow -
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  1. Don't be depressed please. It's just a frost. It's not forever and moreover some day you'll leave this "refrigerator" and go back home. And one more plus is that we can see sun.
    Most of people have stuck here and they even convinced themselves that they like winter :)
    So think of this like of some unique but short experience.
    And be careful walking these days with son - probably it's better partly covering his face with scarf. Just look how other babies are dressed.
    All be fine :)

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  2. The sky is a bit blue today but its still cold. I need a TV as the nights are dull and I should read book sometimes. I'll get a flat screen in January, although I don't know what package's are here for TV.

    By choice, I wont return to the UK to live but hope to settle by a lake in the countryside one day and live out my days in peace. A long term fantasy that I have had for some time.

    You are right, Moscow is a n experience that will be past in the future if that makes sense? I'll try to make the most of it.

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  3. Hello,

    Do you use special anti-cold facial cream for your son`s face? It could help to protect the skin from the redness and other damages of cold weather.

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  4. Taliyana No I dont whats it called? where can I get it?

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  5. It`s called "Rumyanii shochki" and costs about 1,5 dollar. Go here for a photo http://morozko.avnt.ru/lib/products/3.png
    You can find it in "Auchan" www.auchan.ru, "7 kontinent" www.7cont.ru and in the drugstores. You can use it too, I`m not kidding. It`s good when it`s so cold. I think that it would be also good for baby to wrap him into downy scarf (ask babushkas near metro, they usually sell it, it`s very, very warm).

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