tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post7547674847278857678..comments2024-02-06T18:30:33.802+02:00Comments on Three years in Moscow: Skiing in Izmaylovsky ParkColin Killickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237864574043991290noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-65654862411345451562013-02-09T16:49:31.667+03:002013-02-09T16:49:31.667+03:00Hi Graham, thanks for the kind word about the blog...Hi Graham, thanks for the kind word about the blog. I'd been skiing in Australia for nearly 40 years, often back country overnight trips carrying a pretty heavy pack, so no, I didn't learn here. <br />Basic cross country skiing is mainly a matter of perseverance and practice. Its really only when you start tackling more difficult downhill techniques, such as telemarks, that you'd need advice on technique.<br />Its pretty flat around the Moscow parks so you can't get into trouble flying off down a hill. So I'd suggest you save yourself the $ on a teacher, buy a pair of skis, head out to Sokolniki Park, watch what the other skiers are doing and just go for it. Colin Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237864574043991290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-16580393115560556682013-01-27T19:46:11.052+03:002013-01-27T19:46:11.052+03:00Nice blog !! I've been in Moscow for a few mon...Nice blog !! I've been in Moscow for a few months and have seen many Muscovites enjoying their weekends skiing around in the parks. As a newcomer with no skiing experience I was wondering if you learnt to ski here ? If you did do you know of any good cross country ski instructors in the Moscow who can speak English ? Thanks if you can help !! :-)Graham Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421749414390863575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-51780011202434324492013-01-09T03:11:17.047+03:002013-01-09T03:11:17.047+03:00Hello friend,
thank you for the time you put into...Hello friend,<br /><br />thank you for the time you put into these blogs/posts, I have just come across it (and now happen to be staying for at least a few years literally right across the road from this park), and I really appreciate your input! <br /><br />Cheers, <br />a Canadian who was born in Moscow but lived in Canada his whole life and now has moved back to Moscow due to 13% flat tax, and useful application of fluent English and Russian in my career.<br />All the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-31818193425380287292012-02-07T20:19:38.684+03:002012-02-07T20:19:38.684+03:00Thanks for the comment, June. Babooshka actually m...Thanks for the comment, June. Babooshka actually means grandmother, but its a word that we use loosely at times to refer to older women (who usually are babooshkas). No one dresses brightly in Moscow, at least in the winter. Its drab all the way. <br />Yes, the prams in the snow were an unexpected encounter while skiing, but if a woman wants to take a walk in the park with baby, there's not much option at the moment. I went ice skating today and saw a young woman pushing a stroller as she was skating.Colin Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237864574043991290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-67444998212584447372012-02-01T09:19:03.030+03:002012-02-01T09:19:03.030+03:00I am thoroughly enjoying seeing Moscow through you...I am thoroughly enjoying seeing Moscow through your eyes and comments. First time I have seen 4 females pushing prams through a park in snow. The supermarkets (some) run rings around Big W. Interested to know did you have to get permission to photograph these. Are the Babooshkas [?] "old ladies" as colourfully dressed as the ones Wendy sent me or as we have seen in Rome all in black with head scarves. Loved your description of the "Mafia". Everyone of your "Blogs" has been of great interest to us and feel we are having a really great trip visiting all these places.June of Burwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-68966322477358915502012-01-31T18:03:51.155+03:002012-01-31T18:03:51.155+03:00Geoff, thanks for reading the blog.
After a bleak ...Geoff, thanks for reading the blog.<br />After a bleak and overcast November/December, we have had clear blue skies for the last couple of weeks. Of course, this has caused the temperature to drop and it has gone from being merely cold to frigid.<br />The clear skies (lovely as they are) also mean we have had no snow for some time. <br />I haven't been through any previous Moscow winters for comparison, but I don't feel there was a great deal of snow even when it was overcast (and there was also rain in December, which washed a lot of what had fallen away). In general, I wouldn't say the snow is more than half a metre thick even in the forest parks - if you have a closer look at the pictures, you'll see its not very deep. <br />Around the city, many of the main thouroughfares have been completely cleared of snowColin Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237864574043991290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845030753001254237.post-15627278089997745682012-01-31T09:12:09.174+03:002012-01-31T09:12:09.174+03:00Hi Colin,
As you know I have been following your ...Hi Colin,<br /><br />As you know I have been following your blogs since your arrival in Moscow and today I have just seen your latest re Ismaylovsky Park.<br /><br />The reports in the Herald Sun have indicated that there has not been a lot of snow to date.Perhaps I should send them copies of your latest photos. As usual they are of a very high standard. We feel that we are getting a good idea of your life in Moscow.kepp up the good work.Geoff from Burwoodnoreply@blogger.com