Our life & adventures
Arrived, July 22nd and Departed, July 29th While our day started rolling out of bed late, getting some breakfast and checking some periodicals, Andrey drove 500km from Kharkov to Kiev at the crack of dawn just to pick us up. He then drove another 500km to deliver us to Odessa. The drive went by quickly […]
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Arrived, July 22nd and Departed, July 29th – many of our photos got deleted, so unfortunately we don’t have any to share from Kiev, but were luckily able to salvage some from Odessa and Kharkov. Originally we were supposed to go to Russia, to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, but due to our lack of […]
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1. Bread in Italy is a true dichotomy, on the one hand they have focaccia which is delicious and on the other this extremely sad table bread which cant even be saved with gratuitous amounts of the best sauces. 2. They take the bad taste out of your mouth. Note: these were created by a […]
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So we have cruised through month number two in Europe. This month we were without our trusty companion Bitsy (leased car) and thusly were thrust into the world of European trains and low cost airlines. This month was also one in which we met up with family and friends, who were gracious enough to host […]
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1. We are beginning to think “Italian” ice, subs and dressing aren’t really as Italian as they claim. 2. Bruschetta is served just like pizza, one solid piece, are you supposed to eat through them both like a termite? 3. Why are football stories such tear jerkers – Rudy, We are Marshall, Friday Night Lights […]
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Arrived, July 20th and Departed, July 22nd As many of you know, Val was born in Ukraine and while most of her immediate and extended family lives in the U.S., she also has some family that live in Bochum, Germany: her grandfather’s sister, Lara and her husband, Victor, along with their son Andrey, and his […]
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Oh So Ready 