Time for a few words about my little flat, or at least about the central heating system in most Russian flats. The heating is not optional, it is mandatory - you get as much or as little as the authorities choose to give you. There are no radiator valves to regulate the temperature - if it's hot you open the window and if it's cold you put a jumper on! Soon it will be time to lag the window frames for the Winter. The windows are double glazed but aren't always the best of fits in the frame so I will make up some papier mache to lag around the frames and try to keep out what can be a biting South wind.
The photo on the right shows the view from my window. There are in excess of 13 million inhabitants in Moscow so high-rise apartment blocks can be seen everywhere in the city, except the very centre. Ostankino TV tower in the distance. The bottom photo is the view of my apartment block - isn't it attractive? You should see the battleship grey front doors.
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