Another image from our May 2005 trip to Ukraine and Russia - this coming from the famed Tverskaya Street in downtown Moscow, just a block or so away from the Kremlin and Red Square. It is also just outside the entrance of the apartment we rented for our stay in Moscow (talk about a PRIME location - it's like being in New York City and staying on Broadway, within sight of Time Square!). A quick bit of background: Tverskaya Street (also known as Gorky Street) dates back to the 12th century. It was the center of elite social life from the 17th and 18th centuries to even modern times as far as nightlife and entertainment. It is Moscow and Russia's most expensive shopping street and the world's third most expensive street as far as commercial rents.
So, imagine our thinking when we found this hot dog stand located on Tverskaya Street - we would pass it every time we would leave and return to our apartment. It's name is "Star Dogs" - but in the Cyrillic alphabet, their "S" looks like our "C" and their "R" looks like our "P". Then, the "T" in the logo looks like a lower-case "r" ... and now you can see why we thought the stand was selling "crap dogs."
Lori took much delight in this establishment. And, no, we never had the heart - or the stomach or the mind - to try one of Moscow's "Star Dogs."
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- " I guess it's better than 'Dog Craps' ..." -- Aaron, 02-10-09
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