August 4, 2007

On the road to Samara....
























At 12.30 we reach the Kazaki-Russian border. As we get to the Kazaki passport control: “Problema problema!!!!!” say the guards. One of Carlotta’s documents was missing (the one to exit the “safety car" from the Kazaki land). Immediately we understood that the “problem” was: Prison for Carlotta . Panic. Heeeelp! The poor girl was almost in tears. Thanks to Manfredi, Paola and Luca the problem was solved and the team made it to leave the gate. After 200 rubli for a new Russian document and after a scary extremely accurate check of the Jeep finally, at 4.30 pm, we touched the Russian land. (Again!) Just 200 km to Samara where we arrived at 9 pm. What a city! It looked like the horror house of the Lunapark .
No idea of where to go and spend the night. But 2 pretty girls we stopped on the streets drove us to an hotel (we didn’t know but it the best in town! Ups!).
Dinner at the Vienna Café in the hotel with a full of grilled meat and garlic sauce. As you can see someone was very hungry!
After dinner Paola, Manfredi and Luca had a special guided tour around Samara with their new Russian friends and ended at 3 am in an very trendy Russian-Italian restaurant.

The 500team

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