I thought that the summer has finished after July 13, but it’s still there!! This week became hot weather again. There were very heavy thunders yesterday, but after the bunch of water, today is clear sky and hot summer.

Essentially, we have to put the mask on in the public places or shopping market, but really, no one put it on…. In the metro, of course no masks,,, in the shopping mall, of curse no…

That was funny that I saw today that security man who’s usually standing in front of the entrance, whispering “put the mask , put the mask (ностите маск)”. Really, he was whispering just close to my ears…. There was different security man on the different line. He looks very tough guy, was shouted the people who are entering the shopping mall without masks “PUT THE MASK ON!!”.

Last week, the daughter of my friend came to Moscow from other city of Russia by airline. She said that there were full of people in the airplane and airport. After hearing this fact, the news showed the situation of Moscow airport. The screen shows that so many people with kids or family group in the airport for having summer vacation inside Russia. The Russian resort area is also many people, of course they don’t put the mask, thousand of people in the buffet no social distance.

This is the situation surrounding the COVID-19 here. It looks like there is no virus anymore in summer.

After the lockdown, I see a lot of the advisements “Retail Space Available ” around my house, like Vkus Bill (grocery shop), Photo magazine, etc.   I saw that several retail shops or cafes can’t open after lifting restriction.

The local news say that about 80% of Moscow restraints will open after the restriction on June 23rd.  This number is slightly different  72% of Evator research company.

By the end of 2020, the share of vacant space in shopping centers will be 13-15%, as predicte an analyst. Anyway, many shops face to close their shops. We are watching this reality already now

Souse:Эксперт: около 80% ресторанов Москвы откроются после снятия ограничений 23 июня” https://tass.ru/ekonomika/8676821

Souse: В центре Москвы навсегда закрылись больше сотни магазинов и кафе https://retailer.ru/v-centre-moskvy-navsegda-zakrylis-bolshe-sotni-magazinov-i-kafe/

Today it was held the Victory parade which would be held on 9 May.

I didn’t check that they did something with weather to be sunny. Anyway it was a nice sunny day. I saw the airshow. It always makes me surprised and really impressive every time.

Moscow mayor recommended seeing the parade at home through the TV. Despite that,  I saw people watch the procession in the city center. Also I saw that audience in red square were difficult to keep the social distance.. It is true that usually, Moscovich tends to spend the holiday of Victory day outside of the country. Due to the expansion of coronavirus, many Moscovichs had a chance to see Victory parade on the live broadcast. Especially this year was 75th anniversary, the parade was enthusiastic. Moreover, it was a big event for Russian people and the parade could not be held in May because of the Covid-19, actually, many people were disappointed. I thought that they cerebrate too exaggeratedly, but this year, I thought that it is good things that people never forget WWII.  Living there for a long time, I already memorize the Victory days songs.. Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, son, daughter, grandson, daughter, everybody participates in this event since they were little.

I met cashier with an angry woman for the first time in ages today. It was in the electric shop in Citylink. Although today is a weekday, there were quite enough people in the shop evening. The moment I stopped by the checkout counter with my order number, she said to me “Chto (what)? “. For me what is what? I am coming here to buy your product! I want to pay! She was doing something with price tags, maybe she was busy with multi-tasks, but it is not an attitude for the client who readies to pay…

This unpleasant cashier can be observed especially before, well let say Soviet time.  They tended to show the attitude that they took the trouble to sell it to the client. “If you want to buy, take it but it not of my business”. But now, there are many people who educated what is business is, understand what service is.

When I saw the cashier like today, I always say in my head ” Welcome back to the Soviet Union! “

今日はとっても暑かったです〜

本当の夏が来ましたね。

ヤンデックス（日本でいうYAHOO検索サイトみたいなもの）をみると、なぜかモスクワ市の交通渋滞度が７とか８の赤信号マークなのです。そんなに人が外に出ているのかと思ったら、今日は延期になった戦勝記念日のリハーサルで、主要な道路が閉鎖されていたのですね。こんな暑い中、タンカーに乗っている兵隊さんたちはマスクをして、これまた暑そう。今日なんか、公園はマスクと手袋している人は全然見かけませんでしたね。日本も今暑いと聞きますが、炎天下でマスクと手袋をしているのはかなりキツイし、自然の法則に逆らっているとも、、思われます。。。

昨日は、カフェやレストランが外のテラスに限ってオープンし始めました。今日なんか、まさしくテラス日和。オープンの昨日は、カフェの前に列ができていました。しかし、あんなに直射日光浴びて、肌に悪くないかなとも、思ってしまいましたが、１年の半分が冬だから、この時期の太陽光はこちらの人たちには貴重なのですね。

あとでニュースをみたら、なんと今日は３０度ぐらいあったみたい。この暑さは１８７９年以来とも、１９５６年以来とも言われていて、それはそれは暑いなっと納得。実は１０年前にもこんな感じで暑い夏があって、しかもその時は郊外で森林火災なんかもあって、市内まで淀んだ空気がこもって大変だった年を思い出しました。

Source: RBK “В Москве зарегистрировали исторический температурный рекорд для 17 июня” https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/5eea28209a7947330653fd50

Source: Mir24 “Вдохновленные солнцем: в Москву и регионы пришел аномальный зной” https://mir24.tv/news/16414306/utomlennye-solncem-v-moskvu-i-regiony-prishel-anomalnyi-znoi