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Updates on Stephan

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Hi there, Have a look at some photos of our 7 month old Stephan. The shots are of poor quality as Kostya used his mobile and sent them to me. But you can clearly see how he has grown up. Probably Granny feeds Stepka very well as he seems to be quite a big baby. Love and take care...

Back in Moscow

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Hi there, A week already passed since we got back from the warmth of Vietnam to freezing cold Moscow with temperatures unusually low -15-25C below Zero. On the other hand, this winter in Moscow is very sunshiny, too. This is something I really enjoy, especially when outside Moscow. Another good news is that Kostya eventually found a job as a lorry driver with a shoe-making company. It makes and distributes very popular winter style shoes called 'Proschai Molodost' all over Russia . His salary is not high yet, but after so much time out of work it's better than nothing. He has to drive his truck to Murom, Smolensk and other cities. Marina resumed her classes at school. We haven't seen little Stephan for a long time but they promised to take some new photos so I'll post them later. After the holiday, I have a lot of work to catch up with so sending my love to all of you and getting back to my routine...

'Thanks' ...

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Ha Noi met us with grey skies and drizzle. It's only +14 here. Tomorrow we are leaving for Moscow. Big 'Thanks' to Vietnam and all of you for remembering us. Much love, as usual. Спасибо Отправить эту открытку Разместить в блоге/на сайте   Открытка предоставлена: SonyaKa

Merry Russian Orthodox Christmas!!!

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Hello everbody, Christmas is in Russia and everywhere in the world where Russians live. Merry Christmas to all of you!!! I wish I could hear church bells aroud but here I am, in Vietnam. However, Olia was at the church service in SF and is going to do it again. She will pray for all of us on these days. God, bless her and all of us scattered around the world... Well, the last days in Vinpearl were very memorable as we spent them at the Hot Mud Bath Park in Nha Trang, where I met John and Honey, soaking in the next tub. Surely, the place has become even more comfortable and attractive. Massage and hot mineral baths made us feel totally relaxed. Stanislaw even got some sleep, but not me. Sadly, but we had to say 'Good Bye' to Vinpearl and Nha Trang. Hope to come there again... Love and CHRISTMAS greetings to you...

Going aroundand snorkelling

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Hi there, Today we've been to snorkelling, but to be honest, I was busy snorkelling with Stanislaw and our guide sitting on the boat watching. Stanislaw is not keen on swimming and the guide was wearing a life jacket when he excorted me during the first session. He thought I couldn't swim. But I am a Fish and water is my medium, so he understood it and decided to observe me from the boat. We rented a boat for this trip with a guide for 2 of us. It was really good as we deedn't need to share the boat with any other people. The coralls were splendid but they became more scarce than the last snorkelling session in Nha Trang. Maybe it was because of summer(now it's winter), who knows or because of poor water quality. Have a look at some of he photos we made. The one with us sitting on the boat Stanislaw called 'Two puzdryanika'. Those who know Russian language can see the meaning behind it. Anyway, enjoying our stay here...

New Year 2010 is already here

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Hey there, Eventually, the big day and the celebration are over. Frankly speaking, it was pretty noisy, crowded and not very funny. I expected the party would be indoors, but it was outdoors, around the swimming pool. Even at the beginning, I thought that some Russians could easily fall in it and this was the case after 24-00. The food and the performance were very good but the impression was spoiled by crowds of people, We had Russian people from Vladivostok sitting next to us. They had just arrived from the airport and tried to eat and drink to catch up. See the result in some photos and you'll understand what happened. Anyway, once again "Happy New Year 2010" to all of you and take care...