Nothing coy about Nev

I shared a compartment on the ‘Repin’ train from Helsinki with an elderly couple. They were worried as they had no Roubles.

The first Russian city reached is Vyborg, where there’s a 20 minute wait. Feeling brave, I told the man.

“Come with me and we’ll change our money”.

Nervously leaving the train, he followed me down to the station hall where we furtively exchanged Euros with a guy lurking there. The old fella wanted to rush back, but I wanted beer! I bought a six pack of Nevskoye (8%), liked the name, drank alone, arrived St Petersburg absolutely legless!