On a side note........

About the Metro. It seems clear to me that the concept of deodorant, especially amongst the middle to upper age group of men, is a mythological thing indeed. The Metro has this deliciously pungent odor of BO, which is made more severe when the train is packed. I might carry a travel perfume bottle and just spray it if I smell something gross - as I have done in class at UCL before.

Further. Having sterilized my apple with boiling water I am having my first Russian apple and hopefully I won't die. They're MASSSSIVE apples and taste pretty good. I have just been warned by every guidebook and Embassy not to touch raw fruit. But I think I might survive. Haven't drunk any tap water yet either. Sticking to using a water bottle to brush my teeth. It's fun.