In the Kudablin project, we send completely different people on traveling at our expense! Marina Titova visited Ufa: she learned the Bashkir folk dance, tried traditional dishes and gained new friends.
I must say right away – this was the most unforgettable adventure in my life and it began with a simple step: I just sent an application, and then it spun … I didn’t have time to blink, as my readers decided to send me to Ufa; The aircraft and the hotel booked through the OneTwotrip application! I stopped at Azimut Hotel, and I was settled without problems earlier, taking an additional payment for an early arrival. The guys at the reception desk were cheerful and cheerful, which I liked very much. I decided to devote the first day to intelligence. From the window of my room, the Ferris wheel was visible, and I headed there. Trembling with fear of height, I climbed into the booth and prepared to enjoy the view. But the view was quite ordinary – the tops of trees, roofs of high -rise buildings and slightly distant landscapes.
After I wandered around the city: small, cozy …
But I remembered my task, which my subscribers chose for me – to execute the Bashkir national dance against the backdrop of the monument to Salavat Yulaev.
And this was the most incredible adventure in my life!
With the task, everything was decided a couple of days before the trip. I do not know how to dance from the word at all, so I began to write to Ufa dance schools. Somewhere they did not answer, somewhere there were no teachers in national dances. But in the end, I wrote off the choreographer Veronika Kuller and we agreed on the meeting … And now I come at the appointed time, and there … And there is Pole Dance! Who does not know, Pilon is a pole in the common people 🙂
And here is a girl with a stunning figure, in a short top, shorts and boards shows me basic movements. It was enchanting!
She showed me a “burzanochka” – a simple dance and I seemed to even completely remember it. One overshadowed this positive moment – I had nothing to dance. Veronica said that it would be difficult to find a suit: the other day in the city there was a parade of national costumes, on the same weekend Sabantuy and City Day are celebrated.
But on the eve, I met a girl with whom I talked on a network of about 7 years and just a day before departure I found out that she was from Ufa (for some reason I thought that she had moved from here). I decided to share sadness with her and … you won’t believe it, it turned out that her classmate has a workshop for sewing national costumes! As a result, almost at 9 pm I rushed to the workshop and chose a suit. I can’t even describe the level of my delight and gratitude to you!
And the next morning, accompanied by Nadi (a friend from the Internet), I went to the monument to Salavat Yulaev. The weather disappeared: while we reached the monument, we managed to fall under the rain and hail.
As a result, finding a dry plot in the bushes, I changed into a national costume. Several rehearsals and now we shot the video.
There were 4 or 5 takes, I was madly worried (it was embarrassed to dance in the square in a foreign city),
Yes, even began to rain again …
But it was fun: we laughed at failed doubles, laughed while looking for a perspective, tourists were photographed with me – now there is something to tell my grandchildren!
Well, I completed the task, I completed and, with a sense of the fulfillment of the duty, went with Nadia to local cooking, very popular among local residents. There were no people (morning and the weather is not very),
Therefore, I asked the saleswoman to recommend something to me. As a result, I tried the Gubadia – the sweet pie of Tatar and Bashkir cuisine. Very, very tasty! I recommend trying!
And in the evening I got to the Ethnosoch, which took place as part of the festival “Heart of Eurasia”, where I listened to the performances of various groups and even met a guy who plays on the basement and spoke on the “Symphony Night” on the eve.
What can I say? The Ufa residents are friendly and responsive, the city is cute and neat, and I managed to attend several key events, master the basics and perform the Bashkir Burzyanochka.
And I will forever remember the dumbfounded expression on the face of the taxi drivers who asked “Are you in Ufa on a business trip?” And they heard in response “just like that!”.
Travel in Russia just like that, for no reason!
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The author of the text and photo: Marina Titova (@marina_titova)
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