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: 5590	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3393
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 3993	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4013
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 33	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3657
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 32	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4074
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 8554	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3460
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4291	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3964
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 3703	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3594
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 35	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3580
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4339	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 38
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maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 2536	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4247
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2378	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4268
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 3665	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4290
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4114	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3935
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 3696	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 35
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3567	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3500
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 2751	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2426
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 34	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 30
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 33	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 3728
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3461	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3461
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3357	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3437
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 35	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3296
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3513	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 33
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3390	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4221
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 4318	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4097
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 3820	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 33
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4408	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 3859
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 3705	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3547

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