(NO) COFFEE IN MAGADAN

Correct

Although we did get Ksenia and Alexei's own machine at home going once or twice

The "cafe" scene has yet to reach Magadan.....

"Samantha's" (allegedly owned by an American) bills itself as a fast food joint

We went there and ordered toasted sandwiches and burgers off the large signs with pictures over the counter

"They're off Dear" (I assume) the woman told Alexei

She then pointed to the "hot dishes" of local food on the counter

The RP and I decided on a "romantic dinner for two" and were directed to a basement restaurant billed as "Old Estonian" style

A comedy, especially when we tried to order a bottle of wine and.....an ice bucket

"What do you need that for ?" asked the young girl

And then, when the RP asked for......ice......for the ice bucket, the girl said "I don't know what to do"

We grappled with other issues, like my food arriving 5 minutes before the RP's, ("Did you want it together ?")

Surprisingly, for me, although there were a lot of "street traders" and a market itself, no one was cooking/offering food