[Stratoscope]

Lately I've been fascinated by Yakutsk, the coldest large city on Earth.

About 350,000 people live there, and winter temperatures can drop to –64°C (−83°F).

And regardless of the temperature or time of year, they have shopping malls, restaurants, and everything else you might expect to find in any big city.

Here are a few recent videos I enjoyed:

24 Hours in the Coldest City on Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-WGGDRyf68

How We Live in the World's Coldest City - Typical Apartment Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUSFU7TlYc

How We Heat Our APARTMENT at -64°C| -83°F

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbsYYELV94

[qingcharles]

Living in a place that often drops down to insane temps, I am also obsessed with watching the YouTubes from there.

[disillusioned]

The outdoor market in that 24 hours video really got me. These women are just out here, selling very, very frozen fish, for hours at a time. Like... they didn't want to move that market inside?

[Stratoscope]

It really is something.

Of course, large commercial kitchens often have walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers.

In Yakutsk, you have an open-air walk-out freezer.

There are a few months in the summer when temperatures are similar to the Bay Area. I could probably wear my usual aloha shirts!