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: 5611	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3404
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 4011	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4032
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 52	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3669
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 52	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4088
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 8573	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3471
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4307	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3980
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 3717	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3605
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 55	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3589
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4358	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 57
love_cake_0269web Date: 2013 Views: 54	maja_cries_0553web Date: 2013 Views: 2788
maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 2553	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4266
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2391	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4279
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 3677	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4307
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4129	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3949
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 3717	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 55
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3579	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3512
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 2767	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2442
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 55	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 49
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 53	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 3745
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3474	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3474
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3368	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3450
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 56	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3310
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3526	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 52
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3402	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4236
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 4338	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4113
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 3833	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 54
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4424	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 3875
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 3716	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3561

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