Gomel, South-East Belarus – Yet more Lenin and low level radioactivity.
It’s around this part of Belarus the The Chernobyl explosion duped a large part of it’s radioactive load. I’ve visited a few of the still contaminated towns outside Gomel. Those of you that worry about me will be glad to hear i barley piked up a blip on the Geiger counter. Slightly higher than I’m used to, but far less that the level of radiation I got on the flight over.
Anyway, I’m going to preempt Matt who will inevitably ask what the food’s like in the comments of these posts. Matt, there is not much i want to say about Borch. Of more interest to certain friends and family members however is the food safety. I did stick the Geiger counter against most of what I ate and I’m fairly confident that it wont make me glow in the dark.
We’ll see if this Changes when I visit Chernobyl itself Tomorrow
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September 18th, 2006 at 8:03 am
You are spot on Mr. Montgomery… in fact I was about to send a reply to your first posting and said to myself. “No Matt, have some patience…” Well I don’t think that there are any three-star restaurants trying to emulate belarus cooking. Do have one more question, can you buy Vodka in a can? I hade heard a rumor that you could in the old Soviet Union but wondered if it was really a myth.
Willing to bet the Geiger counter will get more of a workout when you get closer to the old reactors… Think of all the money you will be to save on birth control!
September 18th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
I’m not sure it’s good table manners to test your food for radioactivity before you eat it. If you offend the cook there will be more in your food than a bit of radiation to worry about.
Take care.
September 20th, 2006 at 6:19 pm
Matt September 18, 2006
Do have one more question, can you buy Vodka in a can?
I havnt come across any. I’m guessing they are the old blackmarket type.
September 20th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Marnie September 18, 2006 | 7:50 pm
I’m not sure it’s good table manners to test your food for radioactivity before you eat it.
Strangly it was actully the cook who was asking me to test her food. I was staying with a family for a few days and they produce a lot of their own food. The soil it came from was tested some years ago but she’s never tested it herself. It kind of put their mind at rest as well as mine
December 22nd, 2006 at 12:47 pm
I’m just wondering, to be able to afford visiting so many different places, where do you work?!