Dobre-dyen (Good afternoon)! We are updating our blog from our new favorite place in the region. We happened upon a groovy little coffee/tea shop that is around the corner from our hotel with yummy desserts and tea and free Wi-Fi. This will make calling home much better.
This morning before our visit with "Little Guy" we explored the flea market which is only open on the weekends. Another great experience that we will not forget. It was very similar to our flea markets at home. There were a LOT of people, and yet our coordinator said that it is nowhere the size that it used to be. They had everything from chickens and kittens to hub caps, underwear and hats (and everything in between). Shane found his own treasure...hand-made woodworking tools. I had to restrain him from hand-planing the furniture in our room with his new toys.
This morning before our visit with "Little Guy" we explored the flea market which is only open on the weekends. Another great experience that we will not forget. It was very similar to our flea markets at home. There were a LOT of people, and yet our coordinator said that it is nowhere the size that it used to be. They had everything from chickens and kittens to hub caps, underwear and hats (and everything in between). Shane found his own treasure...hand-made woodworking tools. I had to restrain him from hand-planing the furniture in our room with his new toys.
Here is one part of the market that sells various meats, cheeses, fish, etc. Here is Teddi and Tatiana standing by the "farmers cheese" counter.
Caviar anyone? And this was the small section. I've never seen so much caviar in my life.
More farmers cheese!
The outside of the market. Fresh chicken!
This evening we will prepare for court with our coordinator. We will be in court Monday morning and Tuesday. We have been told that each session will be approximately 1-1/2 hours. We will be happy for this part to be over. So close!
Hope to update again soon...
More farmers cheese!The outside of the market. Fresh chicken! After that adventure we went to the orphanage for our one and only visit for the day. Sunday is the day that they do a deep-cleaning of the facility. We were fortunate that they even allowed us one visit today.
We had lunch at our favorite restaurant in the region, Fortuna. So delicious! (I have to say that Russia has the most delicious feta cheese. I can not find anything like it in the U.S.) The experience at the restaurant this time was a little different. We had our coordinator with us to translate, as they only have menus in French and Russian. Our last trip to the region we went on our own thinking that they had a menu in English. They did not, nor did they speak English. Interesting, to say the least. We still loved it and were thrilled to return today. We are planning to have lunch at this restaurant again after our final court on Tuesday. Great way to celebrate! Below is a photo of Teddi's meal and one of the three of us together (Teddi, me, and our coordinator, Tatiana). The food is as good as it looks!
We had lunch at our favorite restaurant in the region, Fortuna. So delicious! (I have to say that Russia has the most delicious feta cheese. I can not find anything like it in the U.S.) The experience at the restaurant this time was a little different. We had our coordinator with us to translate, as they only have menus in French and Russian. Our last trip to the region we went on our own thinking that they had a menu in English. They did not, nor did they speak English. Interesting, to say the least. We still loved it and were thrilled to return today. We are planning to have lunch at this restaurant again after our final court on Tuesday. Great way to celebrate! Below is a photo of Teddi's meal and one of the three of us together (Teddi, me, and our coordinator, Tatiana). The food is as good as it looks!
This evening we will prepare for court with our coordinator. We will be in court Monday morning and Tuesday. We have been told that each session will be approximately 1-1/2 hours. We will be happy for this part to be over. So close!Hope to update again soon...
1 comment:
Thanks for updating your blog--it's so fun to read about your experiences. We're praying that court goes well tomorrow. Can't wait to meet him--he sounds so wonderful! Miss you!
Brandy
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