19 July 2007
On my way to Voronezh
On my way to Voronezh
Cathedral near Paveletsky Train Station. Just bought my ticket to Voronezh...All set to leave at 10:30 pm.
20 July 2007
Pulling into Voronezh with German's wife, Nadezhda, Galina, and German.
The trip to Voronezh was really fun. In the beginning, German (pronounced g as in grape) was interrogating me with questions about America and the war in Iraq but later we all made friends and played "ask the American questions" till 1:30 in the morning. (we might have kept going but the people around us were sleeping and told us to be quiet. We talked about everything from life in Holbrook AZ, my schooling and church. 1 first discussion times 5 people (Ludmila not pictured) My mission president would be proud.
Me in my first area in Voronezh. That cathedral was being built when I was here and is still not done. Lack of funds apparently.
Beem the dog. He's a popular character in a Russian book/film.
Saturday 21 July, 2007
The big hike/picnic in honor of pioneer day.
Getting ready for the big picnic
Dina, Sveta, Lane and Lena
The Sister's and Ira.
Sister Yulia and Nikolai Kuznetsovi getting the kabobs ready. Aleksei Shabanov in the background just lookin' good.
Kickin' it.
Georgi Vnodchenko eating and painting by the river.
How do you say "Bob Ross" in Russian?
The river, beckoning me.
Eating, my favorite part of any activity.
Me in the water.
Nikolai and I
Some hot dude's name, I can't quite make it out...
This little dude was livin' it up splashing all over the place (including on me) so what did I do? I splashed water in his face, that's what I did.
Just kidding, I took his picture.
Hooray for the Pioneers of Voronezh.
Driving back home in Misha Sveshnikov's new G-ride.
Sister Yulia's flower garden
Lilies at night.
So Saturday night, I had no plans so I decided to hit the road and look for sweet pictures to take. Walking on a road near the Kuznetsovi's house.
I saw this guy and his dog sitting on the corner and decided to make a new acquaintance. Sergei Vasilevich is his name. Here he is posing for a picture with his dog.
It just so happens that Sergei Vasilievich is an artist. I asked him to bring out some of his work. This is a portrait of Marshal Aleksander Vasilevsky. Marshal of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Sergei Vasilevich and Marshal Vasilevsky
Sergei Vasilevich and I. Sitting on a stool in the street chattin' and chillin'
He wanted to show me his book about Reagan and Gorbachev. If you ask Sergei Vasilevich, Gorbachev and Yeltsin were traitors, but Ronald Reagen was one cool cat.
Every night, Nikolai, Yulia and I had tea and icecream in their back yard. Mmmm. So delicious.
Sunday 22 July
Brother Boris Kolokolnikov and I.
Zhenya Kharin and I
The Gimpels and I
Brother Parfyonov and I
Yuri and I
Ira and I
Masha Lzhenina and I
23 July 2007
Saying goodbye
Time to go back to Moscow :(
Yulia, Nikolai and I
Playground in Voronezh.
Goodbye fair city.
20 July 2007
Pulling into Voronezh with German's wife, Nadezhda, Galina, and German.The trip to Voronezh was really fun. In the beginning, German (pronounced g as in grape) was interrogating me with questions about America and the war in Iraq but later we all made friends and played "ask the American questions" till 1:30 in the morning. (we might have kept going but the people around us were sleeping and told us to be quiet. We talked about everything from life in Holbrook AZ, my schooling and church. 1 first discussion times 5 people (Ludmila not pictured) My mission president would be proud.
Me in my first area in Voronezh. That cathedral was being built when I was here and is still not done. Lack of funds apparently.
Beem the dog. He's a popular character in a Russian book/film.Saturday 21 July, 2007
The big hike/picnic in honor of pioneer day.
Getting ready for the big picnic
Dina, Sveta, Lane and Lena
The Sister's and Ira.
Sister Yulia and Nikolai Kuznetsovi getting the kabobs ready. Aleksei Shabanov in the background just lookin' good.
Kickin' it.
Georgi Vnodchenko eating and painting by the river.
How do you say "Bob Ross" in Russian?
The river, beckoning me.
Eating, my favorite part of any activity.
Me in the water.
Nikolai and I
Some hot dude's name, I can't quite make it out...
This little dude was livin' it up splashing all over the place (including on me) so what did I do? I splashed water in his face, that's what I did.Just kidding, I took his picture.
Hooray for the Pioneers of Voronezh.
Driving back home in Misha Sveshnikov's new G-ride.
Sister Yulia's flower garden
Lilies at night.
So Saturday night, I had no plans so I decided to hit the road and look for sweet pictures to take. Walking on a road near the Kuznetsovi's house.
I saw this guy and his dog sitting on the corner and decided to make a new acquaintance. Sergei Vasilevich is his name. Here he is posing for a picture with his dog.
It just so happens that Sergei Vasilievich is an artist. I asked him to bring out some of his work. This is a portrait of Marshal Aleksander Vasilevsky. Marshal of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Sergei Vasilevich and Marshal Vasilevsky
Sergei Vasilevich and I. Sitting on a stool in the street chattin' and chillin'
He wanted to show me his book about Reagan and Gorbachev. If you ask Sergei Vasilevich, Gorbachev and Yeltsin were traitors, but Ronald Reagen was one cool cat.
Every night, Nikolai, Yulia and I had tea and icecream in their back yard. Mmmm. So delicious.Sunday 22 July
Brother Boris Kolokolnikov and I.
Zhenya Kharin and I
The Gimpels and I
Brother Parfyonov and I
Yuri and I
Ira and I
Masha Lzhenina and I23 July 2007
Saying goodbye
Time to go back to Moscow :(
Yulia, Nikolai and I
Playground in Voronezh.Goodbye fair city.
1 comment:
Hooray for sweet pictures of your Voronezh trip! I love the old man on the street corner, you can tell that you just made his day.
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