Dusseldorf, Germany.

In December 2004, I went to visit my grandmother, aunt and cousins in Germany, I haven't seen them in almost sixteen years! My cousins were six when I left Russia in 1989. The reunion proved joyous. I also met other interesting people and got to see a foreign country for the first time since my arrival to America. It was a very enlightening experience.
The return to the US was also educational: the so-called "security" at Detroit airport made me think about turning back and going back to Germany. We are so far beyond a mere police state here that I am, for the first time, greatly embarrassed for my country. It was especially glaring by contrast with Europe.

Date: 2005

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Date: 2004 Views: 5741	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3483
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 4118	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4144
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 132	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3747
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Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 8682	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3552
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4414	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 4080
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 3798	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3681
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 138	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3673
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4467	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 131
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maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 2662	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4379
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2499	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4365
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 3754	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4422
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4240	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 4064
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 3826	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 132
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3645	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3573
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 2871	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2545
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 137	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 133
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 135	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 3840
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3547	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3541
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3449	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3525
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 132	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3386
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3602	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 137
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3469	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4342
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 4451	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4222
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 3905	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 136
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4527	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 3966
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 3782	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3631

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