Getting around Yaroslavl: A Film Scout’s Guide to Random Frames

so i landed in yaroslavl expecting some kind of grand scene but instead got stuck watching a drunk man try to explain how to read bus schedules using only his teeth. we’re talking bar level of chaos here. yeah, i know. i also know that rent in the center is somewhere between $500 and $700 a month, which honestly sounds like a steal if you’re not running a money laundering ring. or maybe you are? who knows, yaroslavl’s vibe is like a mystery novel where the protagonist drinks too much kvass and takes notes in a notebook made of bread.

*the metro that doesn’t care

let’s start with the metro. it’s not fast. it’s not far. it’s just… existing. i took it once to get to kazan bridge and ended up in a tunnel that smelled like old rainboots and regrets. the carriages are old as grandma’s divider collection, but somehow they run. kind of like a broken promise. locals say it’s cheaper than taxis, which is true if you count the amount of time* as a variable. i mean, time doesn’t have a price tag, but in yaroslavl, time is also a language. you learn it by memorizing the exact moment the bus stops for a squirrel to cross the street.

[iframes + images here]

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