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: 6424	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3805
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 4549	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4606
baby_reaching_out_9171web Date: 2013 Views: 547	cathedral_web Date: 2013 Views: 538
church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 530	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4057
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 544	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4641
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 9080	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3885
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4862	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 4497
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 4134	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3977
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 519	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3987
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4903	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 551
love_cake_0269web Date: 2013 Views: 532	maja_cries_0553web Date: 2013 Views: 3309
maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 3117	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4815
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2960	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4697
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 4083	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4910
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4686	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 4505
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 4260	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 529
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3947	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3883
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 3277	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2980
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 561	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 535
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 540	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 4241
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3859	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3826
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3751	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3859
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 523	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3697
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3938	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 537
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3790	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4935
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 5070	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4815
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 4221	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 549
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4948	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 4397
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 4099	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3919

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