Well, I made it to Moscow!
I am still ill with the shingles and the journey,on 23rd, was a strain (to say the least!).
The title here is misleading ~ nothing happens on December 25th. Everyone goes to work and the Russian version of normality continues. Whilst I say nothing happens, my own experience on Christmas day was dramatic. My illness reached a crisis: my temperature soared, I was violently sick and I thought death was imminent! Olga nursed me through it though and I am now back to being normally ill.
I have been here a week now and have only ventured out once. It was -4C and the windchill doubled that, so it was a short journey to the bank and back. The weather does not interrupt routines for the stoic Russians. They are well prepared and it is always warm inside.
I will be living here for a few weeks and will let you know my impressions of life in a January Moscow amongst my Russian friends and family.
It has just started snowing.
Graham
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