Wouldn't you know it! The moment the weather actually gets nice, I'm strapped down with school work in order to pass my classes this semester. And when I say nice, I mean it in a universal, intercontinental, trans-climatological way. While still cold at night, the days are now pleasant and evoke the inner basking forest creature in all of us sick of Mother Nature, gracing us with the icy cold presence of her nasty b1tch of a daughter, Winter. And of course that means being stuck with studying! All I want to is trek through this fair city's ghettos on a warm day to see the locals go crazy by the "heat" and cause mini LA style riots. It's not fair!! (Actually, I'd rather go on a boat through the canals and get some nice pictures first, but I do await ghetto madness! Alas, another day.)
But in the fewer chances I'll be walking around outside, there are some honey shops that can sweeten anyone's mood on one of my main routes. In Russia, honey is popular and valued for its medicinal value. It certainly adds a little sweetness to the winters here and in the abyss that is Petersburg in February, a shot (or thousand) of vodka accompanying it can make you feel all warm and fuzzy ... which you'll need to do on your own at times in this city because of the UMPTEENTH times heating systems can fail. All that said, honey is great and Liteynyy Prospekt is apparent Honey Avenue in Petersburg and perhaps Russia as I briefly perused online. They even have cuddly stuffed bees in the windows of their stores such as below.
There are even samovars to go with them! Samovars full of honey ... hmmm. And this isn't the only type of honey on the streets of Petersburg. As shown below...
...this honey is nicer to look at and who knew waiting for the bus could be so fun! But unlike the honey you can get at the store, this kind is a much more costly investment and can sour and get nasty a LOT more easily.
Case in point. As much as you may want to at times, you can't leave this honey cooped up in the darkness of a cupboard or refrigerator. More time-consuming attention is definitely necessary. But even then it may never be enough and such a variety of honey can turn into this:
Aw, jeez, Petersburg ... Although you have shown me that you can be a sunny honey loving city, why must you confound me? What will I ever do???
But in the fewer chances I'll be walking around outside, there are some honey shops that can sweeten anyone's mood on one of my main routes. In Russia, honey is popular and valued for its medicinal value. It certainly adds a little sweetness to the winters here and in the abyss that is Petersburg in February, a shot (or thousand) of vodka accompanying it can make you feel all warm and fuzzy ... which you'll need to do on your own at times in this city because of the UMPTEENTH times heating systems can fail. All that said, honey is great and Liteynyy Prospekt is apparent Honey Avenue in Petersburg and perhaps Russia as I briefly perused online. They even have cuddly stuffed bees in the windows of their stores such as below.
There are even samovars to go with them! Samovars full of honey ... hmmm. And this isn't the only type of honey on the streets of Petersburg. As shown below...
...this honey is nicer to look at and who knew waiting for the bus could be so fun! But unlike the honey you can get at the store, this kind is a much more costly investment and can sour and get nasty a LOT more easily.
Case in point. As much as you may want to at times, you can't leave this honey cooped up in the darkness of a cupboard or refrigerator. More time-consuming attention is definitely necessary. But even then it may never be enough and such a variety of honey can turn into this:
Aw, jeez, Petersburg ... Although you have shown me that you can be a sunny honey loving city, why must you confound me? What will I ever do???
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