Dan in Russia 2002

Shirley and Nadia shopping for a guitar at a local department store. Shirley generously bought a guitar for Elena's orphanage.

Shopping in Russia was, well, not a pleasant experience for me. See how this store is set up? Most purchases must be made with the "help" of a salesperson; everything is pretty much behind glass. There's more to it than just this; stay tuned in later pages for further descriptions of how I could never get comfortable with the shopping process in Russia.