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	Beer Tip Rating:

By bugulma on July 29, 2005

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Beer factory

by bugulma

There is very tasty beer in the city. I recommend you to buy beer in the restaurants because it is fresh. Although the beer in bottles is good is well. In USSR there was very popular brand of beer, "Zhigulyovskoe". In Russia many brewery produce it. Samara citizens say that the real Zhigulyovskoe is in Samara only. I confirm that it is so

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	Isles Tip Rating:

By bugulma on May 23, 2007

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by bugulma

Among residents it is very popular to spend weekend on the isles in Volga River. There are many sanatoriums and little hotel as far as I know. In one of them I had the party with my friend and her friends and it is really funny to make crazy things in the distance from th city and in the open air. Some of isles have the own ships and other are connected by ships from River Ships Station

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By bugulma on September 4, 2006

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Little green zone

by bugulma

Samara is very green city and there are a lot of parks and green zones with little places of trees and flowers. Of cause there are some big parks but I like several small areas with shadow from trees, lie this on the picture on Kuyibyisheva Street.

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By bugulma on July 29, 2005

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Two Floors House

by bugulma

As I've said already there are many old houses in the city. Some of them have distinguishing feature: their ground floor is lower than street level. It is very interesting. I must say that in such old houses people live only in the upper floor and I didn't see that someone live in lower level in the houses.

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By bugulma on July 29, 2005

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Drivers let go pedestrian first on the crosses and on the zebra!! It is really great because in Moscow drivers don't do that. I made conclusion that Samara drivers are well brought-up.

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	In Samara, it is popular to go... Tip Rating:

By heplion on August 27, 2002

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by heplion

In Samara, it is popular to go swimming in your birthday suit in the Volga in the winter time. This picture was taken when it was about -2C out. Can you see the 'crazy?' man wading intot he river amidst the snowflakes?

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	CURRENCY Tip Rating:

Updated By kiwigal_1 on November 17, 2004

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10 Roubles

by kiwigal_1

The money used in Samara and throughout Russia is the Rouble. This currency underwent a devaluation in 1998 and is currently stable. Roubles can be bought inside Russia in exchange for either US Dollars or Deutch Marks. It was also possible to exchange them at Sukhbaatar, Mongolia on my way through on the Trans Siberian Railway.

In Samara it is possible to get cash advances on your credit card at the AUTO BANK which is located near 'the white house' in the old part of town.

To find out how much the Rouble is worth click on the link to launch the currency converter at

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	Samara time zone

By samaralednev on August 6, 2009

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+ 1 hour to Moscow time.

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	Gas tubes in the middle of the road

Updated By Astralka on July 22, 2004

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by Astralka

From Slovakia villages I am used to hens and goats on the road.. But this surprised me a lot when I saw a truck going off the road avoiding the gas tubes. A cheaper way than digging in the ground ?, he

In the same village in the Samara region I woke up one morning and saw a cannabis next to my sleeping bag. I looked around and found a small field. We were so happy in Samara that we never tried it. Then we left it behind in the train on the way back.

In Samara we preferred to sleep outside the house, because we did not like "tarakany" (popular insects in Russia). The first night I had a a mouse running across my neck and it was too much for me. Btw. my brother once told me, that you can recognize a Russian mouse easily, as it has a crescent and a hammer on its red belly. He was studying in Moscow living in students dormitory, so he should know it. But my mouse was running too fast and it was dark.

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	KBAC

Updated By Astralka on June 18, 2003

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by Astralka

I tasted it and it was like the apple fermented juice. It is a special drink that makes you run there and back until you find a toilet (therefore I took my pict before my friends drank it). Next time I will not be a coward and I try it on myself and drink the whole cup

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