Eating Blini is like Tasting Love

It has been forever since I have posted anything. It is becasue I am lazy. Hey, might as well be honest.

Two weekends ago, we went to the Catherine Palace. (The palace in Anastasiya... boo ya!)

 

I am sorry to say that no matter how many pictures I put up, the beauty will not even be halfway described as seeing it in real life.

 

 

The Catherine Palace is also the home of the lovely Amber Room, a room decorated with wall to wall Amber, absolutely incredible!

 

Then last weekend was our first long weekend, so we went to...

 

DA DA DA!

 

MOSCOW!!!!

 

 

This was taken at Red Square!

 

 

There was so much to see in Moscow! It was a very fun weekend.

 

 

 

 

We also went to a mall called the GUM. It was huge and full of classy shops. Just looking at the stores put me in debt.

 

(Pic by Sydney)

 

 

Our Hostel was pretty fun too. It was called Za Za Zoo. Absolutely freezing, but I loved it!

 

(Pic also by Sydney)

 

 

Side Note: Sleeper trains are their own kind of adventure. The biggest thing I learned about a sleeper train, don't look at anyone else.

 







 





For our adventure THIS weekend, Sveta (the lovely Sveta!) Taught us to bake Borch and Blini. I should have taken a picture of the Borch, basically its a beet soup that is a Russian Special and incredibly delicious. For those of you around when I come home, I'm making borch for dinner!

And she also taught us to make....

Blini.

 

 

'Blini' is the Russian word for 'pancakes' however these 'pancakes' kick americas pancakes in the butt. These are thinner, fluffy, and filled with whatever you can think of. I talked about blini in an earlier post. Blini restaraunts and stands are everywhere here in Russia! Teremok is frequently visited by us, and my favorite blin is the cabbage and egg.

 

However, this little beauty was filled with Nutella and topped with sweetened condensed milk. I feel like I have finally felt love. (That's pathetic Tylene! I know...) I will be making these quite frequently after I come home. No doubt about it.

 

Another side note: Before showing a class of 10 year olds a picture, make sure your computer ins't set to slideshow mode. Otherwise, you have some explaining to do.