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: 5579	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3391
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 3987	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4009
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 29	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3654
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 27	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4068
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 8548	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3456
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4285	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3958
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 3699	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3591
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 30	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3576
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4335	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 31
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maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 2528	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4241
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2371	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4264
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 3661	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4283
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4108	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3928
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 3691	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 30
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3564	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3498
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 2745	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2419
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 28	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 26
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 28	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 3722
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3458	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3459
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3353	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3434
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 30	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3293
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3511	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 27
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3388	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4215
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 4313	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4091
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 3817	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 28
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4400	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 3853
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 3701	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3543

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