So every time we walk between our village and the TCO village next to us we technically have to badge out and leave TCO premises. Whenever we do this we always see this small group of run down cars where a group of older women are selling various items. Through conversations with our co-workers who have been in Tengiz fora while, they are called the "Babushka Market" and you can get various kinds of alcohol, fruits, vegetables and other goods from them.
So since today is Sunday and we only work a half day, we decided to go and check it out. We also brought along our friend Andrey who is fluent in Russian to help us negotiate. As we get out there we immediately notice the wide variety of beer and vodka choice that we have and we wonder how we are going to be able to decide. Not to mention that they have a variety of American items as well including Jack Daniels and Captain Morgan, but I want to try something I can't get back home. So naturally we decided that we would get the largest beers we could find which turned out to be these cans that are about three times larger than cans in the states. My second purchase was a bottle of Russian vodka. I had no reason for buying this bottle other than the babushka lady telling me that is "very very good vodka". So I thought I would give it a try. When it was all said and done, this whole purchase cost me less than $10. And that is what I would call a successful trip to the market!
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