Look Down for Views

Since I already have posted the Ferris wheel and told you that I was once up there. I thought that I'd continue with the views down the wheel. Like I said I didn't  really look down. I was just sitting very still looking at what's on my eye level. But thankfully, I was with a bear... a kind of special Bear and he took all these pictures in this post.

 

There's  the road going to the city center. The Kremlin, commercial building, some residential and the beach Kazanka. 

Last time I've posted a sign that forbids people from swimming and some of you asked why it is forbidden. Well, you see there is a road that spans at the middle. Fumes, dust and maybe something else are brought about by every passing vehicle. The water is not really dirty. I have been there several times in summer and in winter too. There are no rubbish nor sewege from factories. There are no factories in the city. It's just not considered good for swimming. But you know some people still try like in those people in the previous post I've written about.

The Ferris wheel is a part of entertainment in Kurlai. It's  an amusemrnt park. I like being there in summer, not to take rides but to eat cotton candy :) 

Nah, I just like places where people go to enjoy. Kids, a lot of kids and their families could be seen in this place. 

Farther you can see a UFO. They land in Russia from time to time. Didn't you know that Russia and aliens are allies? 

:)

Of course I'm  joking. That's  a circus. I haven't been there. Another paranoia I've got is that animals could go wild and get loose...you know what happens next. (I'm  sorry I've got weird imaginings sometimes).

This is right below us. You can probably even see the shadow of the wheel on the umbrellas. It's a BBQ place by the way. They also have good kebab. Yum! Summer, hurry up please.

The park isn't open yet. They close from late fall to early spring. As soon as snow is gone, they'll  open again.

The river is still frozen, everything's covered with snow. Although it is already spring, our temperature today's nearly -10. 

Tomorrow's  gonna be -17...hopefully not. It is March 8 - it's  Women's  Day and I already mentioned to you before  that this day is widely celebrated in Russia. I am planning to go out and see around, make pictures if I  get a chance and later tell you about it.

I'm  linking this post to Scenic Weekends

Yellows in the City

Outside the souvenir shop, the famous Kazan cat is widely awake waiting for customers.

Trouble on the road? Call these guys they're at your service 24/7.

Kamaz truck, that's  one of my favorite vehicles in the city by the way. Sturdy and heavy duty.

Cafeteria near the university. Needless to say that students often eat there. Beside it is a local pizzeria known for their own closed pizza. One of the places I often drop by.

Starting the week with Monday Mellow Yellows. Please visit the site to see more of yellows.

Winter Cars

Mornings don't  usually start with a cup of coffee in winter. You can figure out yourself in these pictures.

Majority of the population live in blocks which mostly were still made from the Soviet era. The amount of garages is not equal to the amount of cars residents have. There was a surge in the number of cars in the last several years. The same problem goes with parking. There are not enough parking spaces. Very often, people end up parking on the sidewalks or along the main roads which builds up traffic sometimes. They get fined, they pay and they park again. They've got no other place to go. Fines just became an additional expense to everyone's monthly budget. Towing didn't really solve illegal parking in the long run. Fine grew a lot bigger plus all the beaurocracy that come along with claiming your car back. It angered people but there was no other choice but to pay fine, risk getting towed, or simply keep your car at home and take public transport. There are simply too many cars for the parkings and for the roads. I guess the state's doing something about it. I've seen new signs after the new year's holiday. Close to the place I work, are new legal parking spaces. They were the sidewalks which before was illegal for parking. They changed the signs. Now it's not a "No Parking" sign but a "Paid Parking". 

Here by the way are the winter heroes of the roads. Without them, your car is useless :)