New Nestle Invoice/Receipts

Recently, Nestle changed what documents they provide when they deliver water.
It used to be a two page, carbon-copy document with the little holes on the side which were used for a form-fed, dot matrix
printer. Now it’s printed on a laser printer.
The first time, I thought the change was great – one clean page, all information [...]

Nestle Purelife has problems

We get our water from Nestle Purelife. I didn’t do a lengthy search to choose them. I heard about them, saw an ad, their name is recognizable the prices aren’t awful, so I chose them. It’s been pretty good for almost two years now.
But, in the past month, things are a bit screwy.
First, I called [...]

Grocery delivery

I’m tired of shopping for groceries. With the traffic, the parking, the congestion in the store, etc. it just takes too long. So, I turned to the internet and found www.vigodno.ru.
Overall, shopping at Vigodno is quite good. But, it could be so much better.
Product catalog
The product selection seems good, but entire product categories seem to [...]

Getting to the airport

There are several airports in Moscow: Sheremetyevo I and II, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Bykovo. Have I forgotten any?
It seems that everyone knows that you can avoid traffic and get to Domodedovo by taking the train from Paveletskaya station. With certain (all?) carriers, you can even check your luggage at the train station without having to [...]

Another positive experience in Moscow

Recently, I was on the lower part of Tverskaya at the Okhotniy Ryad
metro stop and had some time to kill before an appointment. I hadn’t
eaten, so I walked into an unassuming little restaurant called La
Cantina. I was drawn by the Mexican food, which seems to be rare in
Moscow.
The restaurant / bar is quite nice. Some [...]

Customer Service in Moscow: a positive experience

Most of what I have written thus far is not exactly what you’d call positive, so I want to make sure that I get the message across that I’m not negative about Russia. Here’s an example of what I like about Moscow.
Last year, my wife and I decided to go to the Bolshoi Theatre before [...]

System Failures in Movieland

I like to see movies in the original language. I can’t stand dubbing. But, the resources I’ve found here to see which theatres are playing movies in English are quite unreliable. About a month ago, I was looking on www.afisha.ru which actually has a link for “movies in original language” but it only shows you [...]

Looking for German TV by satellite

We recently moved to a new apartment which has two separate satellite dishes. We want to watch German TV, such as ZDF, ARD, RTL, and so on. The more the merrier. Does anyone have any idea who can offer that?
Oh, and while we’re on the subject, have you been to the NTV Plus site? Try [...]

Two Strikes and a Hit

Yesterday, I decided I would do something different: go out and see a museum or something like that. While browsing, I found MoscowOut.ru and from that I learned about the Moscow House of Photography. The website is well done, there are several exhibitions listed, most prominently, Alexandr Slusarev’s “The City I Live In” and “Russian [...]