Aitch: She's in Albany, near Berkeley, Bay area... but as i said before, she might actually be here at the time you'll be in the States, not sure about it.
This is NOT dead fish in fact, it's the national gourmet item called "vobla" (Caspian roach), best with beer (albeit really doesn't look like, but i'm absolutely sure that's what was meant)...
What's in the bottles... huh... it's coriander vodka & pop vine, to be taken together as a mixture...
