Exploring the World's CAPITAL of CAVIAR! (Astrakhan, Russia) 🇷🇺

[@najmuddinf]

Despite on what happen between Russia and Ukraine right now, I dream to visit Russia one day in the future. I will. ❤️🤗

[@raghavendra4633]

Hi bro and sis from INDIA. Your Vlogs are so very marvelous. So happy to know about your channel, . I watch regularly with my sister who is a IT Computer professional, she would be busy every time, but I ask her to watch with me , watching from thousands of miles or kilometers away from INDIA. LOVE RUSSIA

[@nadinecampbell3676]

I love it Julia when you put your hands to your cheeks when you are happy or excited about something. A joy to behold.

[@kabardinka1]

That's how you know you're doing budget travel... instant noodles instead of caviar. Happy Birthday to Julia!

[@MattandJulia]

Hahaha, it was hard to resist 😫 Thank you! 🤗

[@Ded_Silu]

С днём рождения, Юлия!!! Я надеюсь у вас будет всё весело и здорово!!! Я желаю Вам успехов! Счастливого!!

[@geldardo1441]

Loving your vlogs.....No fakery, real life goodness and well crafted videos....Thankyou....

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it 🥰❤️

[@Elizabeth-aka-Pippi]

Happy Birthday, Julia! 🥳🎉🧁

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@NikitinaOnYouTube]

Thank you for your video!!!! I'm from Astrakhan myself, living in the USA for the last 23 years. You guys are awesome! We are watching your video with my daughter who was born in the US, and wishing to visit Astrakhan one day when there is peace again. Thank you again

[@suzilindblad5207]

My son was born there. I'd like to take him there again one day, too.

[@jamiemacdonald208]

The Kremlin there is stunning. When I was there in the summer it was 40C. I went into the same caviar shop. I didn't buy any either. The cost is astronomical. Thank you for the memories.

[@MattandJulia]

It was absolutely crazy prices! Bet the city was so beautiful summertime!! 😍

[@1968.5]

Religion is always expensive. The price of opium has gone up.

[@jamiemacdonald208]

@@MattandJulia The sky was clear blue and the white of the buildings was dazzling. The only downside were these tiny irritating flies that followed me everywhere, until I learnt from the locals that they didn't like vanilla. So after a visit to a pharmacy and smelling of vanilla I was sightseeing in comfort. And yes it really did work.

[@torsuk]

​@@MattandJuliabecause that's a shop for tourists (along with others nearby), I bet no citizen actually buys anything there.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

I.miss travelling to meet such great people ..kindnesses 🥰too. Beautiful Kremlin.

[@MattandJulia]

So glad you enjoyed it Stella 😘❤️

[@cordeliav3055]

So interesting. Love your travels. Thanks for posting. Happy belated birthday, Julia.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much 🥰❤️

[@astrakhan_naprotiv]

Астрахань ❤

[@marina-kyntiewkbani699]

I visited Russia before the first lockdown, stayed there for 6 days, had fun but couldn't do much. Now that I'm married to a Russian makes it even more exciting and can't wait to explore more of Russia this summer ( people from my country are looking forward to videos/vlogs from there 😊)

[@Pervoklashka1]

А вы из какой страны?

[@matthewjamesdowling4122]

Really enjoy watching your videos, guys. From a fellow Englishman called Matt :) Also, a Matt with a Russian wife :) living in neighbouring Estonia! Taking some inspiration from your vlogs and recently started creating/posting videos, myself. Thanks and all the best! :)

[@jmw1333]

Matt and Julia, you always make me smile watching your videos. This was no exception. :) Matt, I think the flags stop blowing because they stop to pose? :) Julia, you have a lovely singing voice. And..belated Happy Birthday!

[@MattandJulia]

Haha, they must be posing! 🕺🏼 Thank you so much 🥰

[@osgabriel20]

Pies’ with potatoes and chicken we call them “Halva”, Chechens and Cherkis “Adigas” brought this when they first came here, the country is very lovely. Astrakhan is a beautiful place, I hope to go around the world hiking. Thanks for kindly sharing love and appreciate from Jordan 🇯🇴 ❤

[@torsuk]

Oh, interesting, for us Halva is a sweet made from sunflower seeds (probably some other seeds and nuts are used as well)

[@marksharpe6384]

Just love watching the Two of you, And sharing your adventures ....... Thank You .......

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Mark 🥰

[@cherylsalinas1548]

You guys are amazing. I’m so glad that your train ride was a good one. And I’m glad you took the day off for Julia’s BD. I know it was an amazing day for her. How could it not be. Thanks for taking us along. Stay safe. ❤️❤️

[@cleopatra22222222]

Happy birthday Julia !!!! You guys are great ! From Texas a hug to both !🇺🇸🇲🇽

[@arnfnnekmann6638]

Under the floor in a small timber chapel is the spring of Volga, in the village Volgoverkhovje. The great Volga is one of Russias 2,8 mill rivers. Love watching you, happy birthday Julia

[@jvstcu76]

It was so nice to hear how your fellow travelers on the train were so hospitable and kind to you. The more that I get to learn about the two of you, the more I realize that it must be your "aura or vibes" that you guys give off that seems to bring out the kindness and generosity of strangers. 🤗❤👍💯 People just gravitate to you and enjoy your company. This is not just amazing to observe but it is such a heartwarming thing to see. The old city was fascinating and the church(cathedral?) was impressive. Cemeteries always make me wonder about the lives of the departed.🤔 As always, thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable vlog. Happy belated Birthday, Julia. May both of you have a great weekend.

[@lonniekane7145]

I love how much history your country has I’ve always liked Russia U2 rock

[@lucielewis6438]

Happy Birthday, Julia!!!

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@JulieBantin]

Happy belated birthday Julia! Glad you took the day off. Great video. Love and hugs! Safe travels.💕💕

[@susiel374]

Happy Birthday, Julia. Love the Russia content. Happy travels.

[@joannmcgowan9394]

Another great video! Happy belated birthdayJulia! Such a beautiful country! Also I keep meaning to tell you that I love the background music ! Again Julia I hope your day was beautiful as you ! 🎉🎂🍷

[@Lordoftheflatbush]

We love your channel so much. You are so natural and enjoying your trip and each other. You are obviously enjoying life to the fullest and rightly so. You are so inspiring to us !! Thank you so much and keep on travelling.

[@candyman100]

Beautiful!

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@keyup2626]

Great video. Happy Belated Birthday Julia. One thing I’m finding so fascinating is the architecture and the way cities laid out. I know when I was a older teen ( a long time ago lol) I was always so intrigued by the then called Soviet Union and could never really get much info or pictures or video to see your beautiful country. Now all these years later, I’m discovering so much about Russia. I’m so fascinated and would very much love to travel to Russia. I may have said before my youngest brother has been and loved the country. Maybe one day when all this covid shit is done with. I’ve been trying to get to Europe for the past 2 years now without success.

[@nicholathomas4168]

Great videos. Really love all your vlogs

[@denisefortier8683]

Happy Birthday.♥ I ENJOY ALL YOUR ADVENTURES AROUND THE WORLD.,

[@neilkoch5481]

Happy Belated Birthday Julia i hope you had a fantastic day and night. Now i can't stop thinking about eating Caviar i had it once at a party at my bosses house it was served on a blini with sour cream with the caviar on top was so yummy i lost count of how many i had.

[@velocita8842]

Congrats on 50k subscribers!

[@stevenspraggs4953]

forgot to say those pies wow another stunning video thank you ever so much

[@leilagomulka5690]

Incredible journey.

[@winchesterbear]

You guys are the coolest.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@rhonies9229]

Happy belated Birthday. Your travels and sharing is very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@SamanthaWritesThings]

Happy belated birthday, Julia! I'm happy free bottles of wine became a tradition for you guys this trip.

[@عليحسينالعلي-ع7ب]

Happy birthday Julia Greetings to you I'm Ali from Iraq

[@garybrack6334]

A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIA and congratulations on getting 50K subs.

[@susiemcd3941]

Reminds me of the song River Volga boatmen (by Kovcheg ) on the Oktavism Channel on KZbin. Pavel Myakotin is spectacular singer.

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Happy (late) Birthday Julia🎂🎂🎂🎂 Another fine video from the most fun loving couple on KZbin. Harriet spent a little time in Astrakhan many years ago. It has changed a lot since the Soviet Union days. As always guys, You're so entertaining. Matt and Julia . 💖💖You got to come and do a meet and greet with Harriet and I soon. We can show you around Washington D.C. Sending you LoL from Harriet and Jim. Richmond, Va.😍😍

[@ashdara1929]

Happy birthday Julia 🌺🌸🌼 ❤️❤️🇹🇷❤️❤️

[@pouriahassani]

that is very beautiful place no snow and rain wonderful should visit very soon

[@emmacameron42]

Congratulations on 50k subscribers!! 🎉 And happy belated birthday to Julia ☺️

[@dssi5355]

Love the video! Happy Birthday Julia! Also, it is amazing how expensive caviar is, these days. I was homeless when I was a little boy, and even I had access to caviar back then (in 1996). Not sure what's changed? Anyways, awesome vid!

[@karimzerrouki3849]

Thanks very good work 👍

[@stevenspraggs4953]

happy birtday julia steve karen and the boy's xxxx

[@alisonmuckert572]

Happy birthday Julia, I hope you had a special day🎂🎉🥂

[@TallTravels]

Nice, I was planning to head to Astrakhan sometime. "tartare tribes" 😅sorry had to laugh at that

[@MattandJulia]

Tatar tribes, not tartare, that’s a sauce 😉

[@baddmitriibaddmitrii4339]

Better if u come in summer time)

[@kimgoreham1596]

Love your videos! They're relaxing, educational, and entertaining! I love Julia's anger towards pointless statues (mostly referring to the pile of poop one in a previous video haha).

[@cyndib5727]

Happy (belated) birthday to Julia! 🎂🍷Beautiful city and couldn't ask for better or more fun tour guides 😃

[@annecaunce]

Not just caviar that's become trendy and expensive. Oysters were also considered a poor man's food a couple of centuries ago in the UK. Beats Pot Noodles hands down. Thanks for another funny and informative video and if you two are ever up Lancashire way, I'd love to go down the pub with you.

[@janariviik2634]

Reminds me of the time when prisoners were fed with lobster, and they called it "a cruel and unusual punishment".

[@MattandJulia]

It is absolutely crazy how times change!😧 Sounds amazing, would love to!🍻

[@MattandJulia]

😮😮😮😮

[@ПётрРыбаков-у4ч]

Happy birthday and nice fishing! Id like to go there also.

[@bhamidipatisrinivas5645]

Excellent presentation

[@jesshumphries3745]

The kremlin looks fascinating.... so much history... nice one guys 🙂

[@carolethurlow9550]

Happy belated birthday Julia. Those pies looked so tasty 😋 X

[@kyrie6282]

Happy birthday Julia! My sons was on the 18th of November and he turned 22 ❤️ November babies are the best 🥰

[@virtualtreadmillwalknature1488]

Nice sharing!! Stay active Stay healthy! ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much 😊

[@garrettthompson8314]

Happy Birthday

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Garrett 🥰

[@Jensie50]

Thanks you two, thoroughly enjoyed this vlog! Glad you took a break for your birthday Julia, I wish I were there to treat you two to a fish feast (not caviar though, those prices are terrifying!). Interesting to see the English quotes on the bedding at the station hotel. Hope you manage to beat the Curse of the Flag in the future! 🙃😀❤

[@chrishamlin4004]

Happy birthday 🥳 what NO caviar. Maybe when you’re 21 )) lovely video. They seem to go faster and faster.

[@cityplanconsultores2188]

beauty of City!!!!!!

[@dennismelton5080]

Julia, excellent! Classic wife "eye roll" at 4:11!

[@anilkchand605]

Your videos gets more interesting & funny by Julia facial expressions. 😜🤣 So damn perfect according to the situations. 👍🏻 keep it up

[@italital8778]

Guys, i truely recommend you to visit Kislovodsk

[@elenalewis6320]

Hi guys! Can you please consider visiting Ufa in Bashkortostan. I haven’t been there in 15 years and it would be awesome to see how much it changed!

[@lunamaharuni]

I wouldn't pay any amount of money to buy any kind of caviar. Gross. Fish eggs. Beautiful video. Loving the old brick work on the buildings. 🧱❤️ And of course, Julia's laugh Happy birthday Julia.. Belated or not 😘

[@MattandJulia]

Noooo caviar is amazing!!!! 😍 Loooove it! 🤤 Thank you so much, really appreciate it 🥰❤️

[@lunamaharuni]

@@MattandJulia haha ❤️🤟

[@meldhardtabora237]

Happy birhday idol julia keep sefe allways

[@johnbellamy3406]

This place looks very nice indeed. Sleek and modern. Not at all what I would have expected. And the historical buildings all look nicely preserved too. Here in Europe most would expect Russia to look like an Orwellian dystopia. It's great that you are showing these places on YT. One question though, Where are all the people? Many of the streets you walk on look deserted.

[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

Это день,люди работают.туристов больше летом

[@baddmitriibaddmitrii4339]

Hey guys! Wellcome to my city))

[@nicolmateo38]

Amazing video.thanks. yeah incredible Volga.This Kremlin area looks similar like LAVRA in kiev..(OK only a bit..cause Lavra is the most beautiful/ spiritual place saw till now)

[@ronwhite9815]

hI jULIA mY BIRTHDAY IS ALSO DAY 20 LOVE YOU BOTH. RONNY AND PATI. CHEERS FROM SAO PAULO

[@katerinazervata]

Happy birthday Julia 🎂🎉🎂 .nice video as always . It looks very quiet there . It also looks very poor . Is it ?

[@dennisbashore7626]

French fries…….I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries…….. That and caviar. 🤜🤛. Be Safe, My Friends, and Have A Happy Day.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you Dennis, you too 🥰

[@бамбарбиякиргуду-р6ч]

Очень интересно, в Астрахани черная икра дороже чем в Москве!..

[@JONO5K1]

Kazakhstan has been open for Brits since January 1st. Just a heads up :)

[@РусланСибагатуллин-г5т]

Мне кажется все таки в море впадает Кама...). Но этот факт не ухудшает душевность видео )))).

[@mbelomor]

nosir, we couldn`t consume tons of caviar on everyday basis... I`ve been a kid, and I`ve got my caviar only while visiting grandma. It was kind of celebration food Muscovite here though, maybe in Dagestan or Astrakhan it was easier available, just because thee catch the right kind of fishes there

[@MattandJulia]

Точно зависит от региона)

[@mbelomor]

@@MattandJulia я знаю, что в 90-х в этих местах ходили по поездам и продавали трехлитровые банки браконьерской икры, прямо с молокой. Там что да, скорее всего. Но не в Soviet times

[@discojoe3]

You two are adorable.

[@Cosmos1987]

Such a wonderful place.. less people around.. I suppose you had good experience everywhere with Babushkas.. Last time you showed in Georgia(or somewhere) visiting same nice Babushka for the second time on her residential home on stairs after a long time. Kalmikiya is a lovely Land. How come you are posting this video after two months ?

[@Gulfcamel]

Nice video

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much 😊

[@marthamurray7005]

I'm glad you didn't eat the beluga caviar. Beluga whales are a smart beautiful creature. As usual enjoyed your video

[@MattandJulia]

Beluga caviar isn’t from beluga whales but beluga sturgeon, a different type of fish found in the Caspian Sea 🥰 Thank you so much ❤️

[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

Белуха это дельфин и млекопитающее ,у них нет икры.а это черная икра от рыбы -белуга(семейство осетровых).это две большие разницы

[@arthurofdelirian]

0:47 I haven't quite got what Julia said and subtitles say you were surrounded by wet farts 🤣🤣🤣

[@MattandJulia]

Это то что я сказала 😁 Вы не представляете какие унылые какахи с нами весь день были, ни на секунду нас не оставляли 😵

[@arthurofdelirian]

Аххаха я не верил до последнего 🤣🤣

[@riderboy2774]

I love your videos 💕...

[@vovasRomas]

Короче, Юлька, нет в тебе куража. Надо было "Дагестан" орать и в горах, и в такси, и на вокзале. Когда захочешь что-то сделать в следующий раз, а вокруг старые пердуны, вспомни эту цитату из Лао цзы "Заботьтесь об одобрении других людей и вы станете их пленником "

[@nadinecampbell3676]

Caviar….yum

[@janariviik2634]

She did you a solid, CSKA-Khimki was a boring goalless draw (albeit with a red card and a missed penalty, but they had already happened by the time you tuned in).

[@MattandJulia]

I flicked it back on after and yeah, it was awful game 😅

[@javidg3045]

I remember in my childhood when my parents were pressured us to eat black caviar :)) the last time when i had the real ( not a farm made ) was several years ago and cost me $1200 per kilo. Tried once gold caviar nothing special

[@nadinecampbell3676]

How much of your time do you spend setting up your cameras to take video?

[@wise4278]

Ставрополе были?

[@MattandJulia]

Нет пока)

[@wise4278]

@@MattandJulia приезжайте очень красивый город. Рядом маленький городок михайловск.. Переехал. Из Москвы. Тут и климат лучше

[@MattandJulia]

Обязательно приедем 🥰

[@judyl5260]

Ossetra is more common in the US…beluga is considered to be one of the best caviar in the world

[@GitaJanai]

I think I remember there are apples called Astrakhan...... so I guess Lenin was reaching for one of those.

[@tariqkhan3735]

👍👍👍

[@dennismelton5080]

Was that a room or a bowling alley?

[@divyanshrajput6571]

Guys, when are you coming to India?

[@michellecameron5850]

Lovely voice, Julia but what were you singing?

[@ivbal]

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[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

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[@jeremyo1457]

Hey those grave stones were like some Tartariain empire type stuff. Dont mean to act like some crazy conspiracy guy but muslims and Christians were great friends back in those days and it seems like it would be proper for them to be buried together. Also i buy that caviar here in Phoenix Az at my local Russian deli all the time lol. Decent stuff) ❤️

[@tigerlou77]

haha, my native town 👍

[@НатальяМерц-т8ш]

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