thnk u FLICKR so much!! OLOLO (((=
Не далее, как вчера вечером захотел посмотреть на фликере фотки владивостока, сделанные другими людьми.. И что же я увидел - один иностранец, посещавший Вл-к, выложил фотоскан с брошюры отеля "Амурский Залив" именно с таким заглавием и фотой:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Vladivostok
Дальше ЛУЧШЕ!!! Под фотагой идет небольшой рассказ о его пребывании у нас. Не поленитесь, дочитайте до конца!! Это ОГНЕВО натуральное!! (((=
December 2000. The Peace Corps had a call back for training and decides to hold it in the Hotel Amursky Zaliv. I never found out why they chose this place or who, if anyone, researched it. As volunteers, we had been in the field for about 4 months and all of us were looking forward to this. It would be a chance for all of us to catch up, get reacquainted, compare notes (and horror stories), get a couple good meals in us, and in the very least, get a hot shower (a rarity in most of the villages). All of us were excited about this, and were looking forward to our time at the Hotel.
This is quite possibly, the scariest place I've ever been to, and I don't scare easy. Maybe it was the rooms with nothing but stained mattresses on the floor. Maybe it was the police chasing beaten and bloodied men down the hall in the middle of the night. Maybe it was the Chinese tourists asking me how much any girl in a 10 foot radius cost. Maybe it was the plethora of pornography available right next to the Russian nesting dolls in the gift shop.
More than anything, it was the stripper pole in the conference room that we were having our training sessions at.
My most vivid memory of the place was seeing a black Mercedes from my balcony window. I went to take a picture of it, because for some reason, all the cars in Vladivostok were white Toyota Corollas imported from Japan. As I leveled my camera at the car, a large man in a black suit got out and leveled a large machine gun at me.
I put the camera away, and locked the door.
This picture is from the hotel brochure, and is the only picture I have from the whole week, as my camera was stolen when my room was broken into in the middle of the night. A friend suggested that I report it to the police, but I thought it might be best just to let it slide. I sent this clipping from the brochure home with a caption reading "These lovely ladies are available in the gift shop as well . . . "
I don't think my family thought it was as funny as I did.
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Comments:
FlyButtafly Pro User says:
O. My. Gosh. Are you serious?? Do you think maybe the camera was stolen by the same people the Mercedes belonged to? What an experience! Thanks for sharing it... and I'm glad you got out of there alive!
Posted 41 months ago.
Hryck. Pro User says:
I'm thinking that it was probably coincidental. If he really would've wanted the camera, he could've just asked for it. At that point, I would've given it to him. Hell, I would've gift wrapped it for him, if he would've asked.
Posted 41 months ago.
42n81 Pro User says:
oh, just a little language barrier snafu, i am sure. the organizers were close . . . .these girls were Piece Corps professionals.
Posted 41 months ago.
chazomatic Pro User says:
i LOVE the stripper pole in the conference. sounds like a great place for an office retreat. I'll have to suggest it at our next faculty meeting.
Posted 41 months ago.
Sweet Freak Pro User says:
My Lord Todd! You have the craziest stories from over there! I love it! I too am glad you got out alive.
Posted 41 months ago.
MacaDamien Pro User says:
I like Russian nesting dolls. So cute.
Posted 41 months ago.
Okaypro Pro User says:
i just want to point out they're drinking tea. i find it charming.
Posted 4 months ago.
Hryck. Pro User says:
In between classes in Russia, I used to drink vodka out of tea cups with my principal.
I'm guessing they're drinking something stronger.
Posted 4 months ago.
Ссылочка на источник ((=
Таких "сокровищ", похоже, масса.. А потом некоторые удивляются, почему иностранцы видят Россию не в радужном свете.. (=
The Best Little Whorehouse in Vladivostok
Дальше ЛУЧШЕ!!! Под фотагой идет небольшой рассказ о его пребывании у нас. Не поленитесь, дочитайте до конца!! Это ОГНЕВО натуральное!! (((=
December 2000. The Peace Corps had a call back for training and decides to hold it in the Hotel Amursky Zaliv. I never found out why they chose this place or who, if anyone, researched it. As volunteers, we had been in the field for about 4 months and all of us were looking forward to this. It would be a chance for all of us to catch up, get reacquainted, compare notes (and horror stories), get a couple good meals in us, and in the very least, get a hot shower (a rarity in most of the villages). All of us were excited about this, and were looking forward to our time at the Hotel.
This is quite possibly, the scariest place I've ever been to, and I don't scare easy. Maybe it was the rooms with nothing but stained mattresses on the floor. Maybe it was the police chasing beaten and bloodied men down the hall in the middle of the night. Maybe it was the Chinese tourists asking me how much any girl in a 10 foot radius cost. Maybe it was the plethora of pornography available right next to the Russian nesting dolls in the gift shop.
More than anything, it was the stripper pole in the conference room that we were having our training sessions at.
My most vivid memory of the place was seeing a black Mercedes from my balcony window. I went to take a picture of it, because for some reason, all the cars in Vladivostok were white Toyota Corollas imported from Japan. As I leveled my camera at the car, a large man in a black suit got out and leveled a large machine gun at me.
I put the camera away, and locked the door.
This picture is from the hotel brochure, and is the only picture I have from the whole week, as my camera was stolen when my room was broken into in the middle of the night. A friend suggested that I report it to the police, but I thought it might be best just to let it slide. I sent this clipping from the brochure home with a caption reading "These lovely ladies are available in the gift shop as well . . . "
I don't think my family thought it was as funny as I did.
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Comments:
FlyButtafly Pro User says:
O. My. Gosh. Are you serious?? Do you think maybe the camera was stolen by the same people the Mercedes belonged to? What an experience! Thanks for sharing it... and I'm glad you got out of there alive!
Posted 41 months ago.
Hryck. Pro User says:
I'm thinking that it was probably coincidental. If he really would've wanted the camera, he could've just asked for it. At that point, I would've given it to him. Hell, I would've gift wrapped it for him, if he would've asked.
Posted 41 months ago.
42n81 Pro User says:
oh, just a little language barrier snafu, i am sure. the organizers were close . . . .these girls were Piece Corps professionals.
Posted 41 months ago.
chazomatic Pro User says:
i LOVE the stripper pole in the conference. sounds like a great place for an office retreat. I'll have to suggest it at our next faculty meeting.
Posted 41 months ago.
Sweet Freak Pro User says:
My Lord Todd! You have the craziest stories from over there! I love it! I too am glad you got out alive.
Posted 41 months ago.
MacaDamien Pro User says:
I like Russian nesting dolls. So cute.
Posted 41 months ago.
Okaypro Pro User says:
i just want to point out they're drinking tea. i find it charming.
Posted 4 months ago.
Hryck. Pro User says:
In between classes in Russia, I used to drink vodka out of tea cups with my principal.
I'm guessing they're drinking something stronger.
Posted 4 months ago.
Ссылочка на источник ((=
Таких "сокровищ", похоже, масса.. А потом некоторые удивляются, почему иностранцы видят Россию не в радужном свете.. (=