name that sign

We told you that Cyrillic was pretty hard to read, but there were some things that helped us sort out the pronunciation of the letters. Perhaps you'll enjoy seeing them, and also get the hang of it. I'll start you off with an easy one. We took this picture while in our region (outside Moscow):



From that one you can figure out that the funny-shaped "A" is a "D" and the "C" is an "S" sound, right? If you're adventurous, you can decode the big banner as well, which sounds out exactly like the English version.

How about this one, in Moscow?



You can also figure out what the store next door is selling.

And then there was a place we almost went to eat just to have an English menu:



....and the place I couldn't resist, and thus spent about $7 on the item in the zoomed-in picture below:





And we know you've been waiting patiently for the stories I promised. So this picture tells you what you need to know about hot-dog stands in Russia:



The hot dogs are actually fine, and certainly one of the cheaper things to eat if you are out and about. We had them a couple of times. But we still affectionately refer to them as "crapdogs" :)

I'll leave you with a picture that tells you what movie I am going to see tonight (right behind the statue of Pushkin)!



Here's a close-up:



Hope you've enjoyed your lesson and I'll post again when there is news or when I have thought of another fun post!