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brandalpayne11
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 Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: too cold to visit? |
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i am planning to go to Russia in january. I know it will be cold, but will i be able to function.
also do coffee shops offer spiked coffee ie.. hazelnut coffee & burbon. 
i plan on staying in the heart of moscow. |
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AliceFromMoscow
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| In Moscow the usual temperature in january is hmmm maybe -10 or -5 C.. sometimes colder, sometimes warmer.. |
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Elwood
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ha.. YES and YES.
I'm from Arizona USA and are not at all used to cold temps..
It's all about dressing for the weather. mostly good socks and cap/hat.
Depending where you are flying into and who with you might have to be dressed for the cold from the first moment. I mean, the plane might not pull up to a jetway.. They might just back up the plane, roll up the stairs and point you at a unheated bus. So be sure to have some good wool socks on & a hat with you when you arrive.
Didn't do too many coffee shops my last trip.. but the one I stopped at on Arbat had a nice selection of additional antifreeze for your joe.
Don't let the cold scare you. Dress in layers. If you are really worried take a backpack with you with an additional layer. |
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Avis
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Location: Moscow, Russia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:48 am Post subject: |
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well it really depends  )
once on my bday (at the end of jan) it rained and the temp was about +10 )
but i also can remember once we had -35 at the beginning of jan )
don't be too frightened, though.. you'll be able to buy some cloth right here
as for coffeshops there lots of them in the city center so i can't see any prob with it |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: too cold to visit? |
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| brandalpayne11 wrote: | i am planning to go to Russia in january. I know it will be cold, but will i be able to function.
also do coffee shops offer spiked coffee ie.. hazelnut coffee & burbon.
i plan on staying in the heart of moscow. |
I have a suggestion, I know clothing can be expensive in Moscow, why not go to your local Wal-Mart where you are and pick up these jeans that are fleece lined. Whenever I go to get my groceries there, I see a lot of men buying these jeans. They are attractive looking and very warm from what I am told. The lining is red fleece though, but you can not see the lining once they are on. I don't know if you like to wear jeans, but this might keep you somewhat warmer than layering lots of long underwear underneath.
Eat lots of borscht soup, drink hot tea (with a little spike in it) in Moscow, that will keep you warm.
Here is the website if you want to look at them:
www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10334547
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gomer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Depending on how often and how long you will be outside, get some windproof outerwear. Cheap windproof nylon, expensive Gore-Tex or any other windproof fabric is better than nothing. If you walk quite a distance to the Metro station or wait at a bus stop, you'll be more comfortable with a windproof shell. Vodka consumption is down in Russia so that 'spike' in your hot tea might be a little cheaper to buy, if you like vodka.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081124/od_nm/us_russia_alcohol;_ylt=A0LEapjW.StJHDwB0DKs0NUE |
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Ender
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Guys & girls. What are you talking about? Moscow is a warm place. I regularly visit it in business trips. I spent about 1.5 y. of my life in the Moscow, half of them are winter trips. I'd say Moscow is wet rather than cold. Rain in the middle of January isn't rare thing. Get something like wool sweater, leather bomber jacket, scull hat (ears must be protected), scarf, gloves with cashmere inside, muffler and jeans. Boots... something like this
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=309280&CategoryID=12883
...but make sure they have thick sole and at least short fur layer inside them.
The main problem with nylon & feather beds is that they too warm. You'll be fine outside but you'll cover with sweat in metro, market or if there is not enough frosty, then you'll go outside and surprise you'll catch flu or something like this. |
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gomer
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| Ender wrote: | Guys & girls. What are you talking about? Moscow is a warm place. I regularly visit it in business trips. I spent about 1.5 y. of my life in the Moscow, half of them are winter trips. I'd say Moscow is wet rather than cold. Rain in the middle of January isn't rare thing. Get something like wool sweater, leather bomber jacket, scull hat (ears must be protected), scarf, gloves with cashmere inside, muffler and jeans. Boots... something like this
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=309280&CategoryID=12883
...but make sure they have thick sole and at least short fur layer inside them.
The main problem with nylon & feather beds is that they too warm. You'll be fine outside but you'll cover with sweat in metro, market or if there is not enough frosty, then you'll go outside and surprise you'll catch flu or something like this. |
I arrived in Moscow during the first half of February 2007 and the wind-chill was something to which I was not accustomed. My short-nap fleece jacket had a windproof inner liner with insulation. After entering the Metro, I had to unzip the jacket 1/3 open to keep from getting warm enough to sweat. Then I closed the jacket shortly before exiting the Metro to allow the warmth to increase before going into the cold. You could buy clothing when you get to Moscow. As Ender wrote, wearing wool and leather works also. You might prefer natural instead of synthetic. |
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Paul-Holmes
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Living in Northern Canada, I walked with no hat and jacket open. You should have seen the look at the Russians.
My mom used to keep the house at 13 C so I am used to the cold. |
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Avis
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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hello everyone
maybe some live forecast will paint a picture of moscow winter weather )
today's just the 1st day of winter and we're having +3 at the moment, no snow in the air and anywhere ) i'm not wearing any hat although i do wear a winter coat with a neck-piece
gismeteo (russian forecast group) says we gonna have snow closer to the middle of december and we gonna have temps above 0C (varying from +3 to +6) till then.
should sound quite optimistic for the guests  |
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gomer
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| Paul Holmes wrote: | Living in Northern Canada, I walked with no hat and jacket open. You should have seen the look at the Russians.
My mom used to keep the house at 13 C so I am used to the cold. |
Having been to Yellowknife, Churchill and Goose Bay during the winter, I can see that living in Northern Canada would get you used to the cold. I never learned to walk on icy sidewalks as easily as Muscovites did. |
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Avis
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[quote="gomer"] | Paul Holmes wrote: | | I never learned to walk on icy sidewalks as easily as Muscovites did. |
sounds like we have some special abilities lol
in fact we can't stand winter and ice either )
we just have no chance to make a choice  this is our climate and we just have to deal with it |
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gomer
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| Avis wrote: | | sounds like we have some special abilities lol |
I saw women wearing uninsulated high heel shoes ( not boots but shoes ), walking ice-covered Moscow streets in February so I'd definitely say you have some special abilities. Maintenance people would be out early in morning, breaking ice and shoveling it off sidewalks. They didn't get all the ice off sometimes. It would snow or freezing rain during the day and become ice at night. |
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Avis
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gomer
I insist floors in some business centers are sometimes more dangerous for people (even without high heels) than ice-covered sidewalks..
i'm just trying to say please don't be that terrified of Moscow winter it's not that bad as it may seem  |
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mr-barley
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| About 4 years ago my wife and I spent 3 weeks on Moscow from Christmas (US not Russian) until mid January and I have to say I've never been so hot in January in my life. Of coarse, I live in Minnesota and am accustomed to the cold. The Russians we were with kept asking my wife and I if we were cold and we kept telling them no and in fact we were the opposite. Most of the time I did not wear a hat or gloves, but that's just me. |
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