Monday, October 29, 2007

Back in the Motherland

Hello all! We know its been a while, but we are still alive and we are back in Mother Russia. Last time we were here we were in the city of Ryazan, which some of you may recall was not necessarily our favorite place in the world. This time however, we are in the fabulous city of Nizhny Novgorod, which is just so much better.

The first week here we felt like we were at summer camp in Northern Wisconsin. The higher powers had us stay in Kstovo, a small suburb of Nizhny Novgorod, which was closer to Jeff's job site. We stayed in a small "hotel" in the middle of the woods. We use the word "hotel" lightly, as it was not one building, but rather a collection of smaller cabins spread throughout the property.
To further the campy feel, there was also a central dining hall for meals and a few sporting activities spread throughout the grounds.
The rooms were huge and we had access to a kitchen, but there was no where to go besides the hotel property and there was no internet access or cable television.
So while it was nice to relax for a week or so, we were very excited when we were moved to our current hotel, which is located in the city, has free wireless internet, and has English TV! Now that we are downtown there will be much more time to explore the city and enjoy our month in Russia!

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