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: 6446	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3813
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 4566	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4620
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 542	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4066
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 552	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4664
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 9093	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3901
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4879	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 4510
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 4148	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3985
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 529	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 4003
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4922	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 562
love_cake_0269web Date: 2013 Views: 545	maja_cries_0553web Date: 2013 Views: 3330
maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 3140	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4831
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2979	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4710
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 4090	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4921
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4697	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 4518
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 4275	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 542
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3957	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3896
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 3295	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2996
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 573	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 548
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 552	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 4253
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3868	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3833
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3763	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3868
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 538	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3709
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3949	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 547
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3800	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 5043
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 5197	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4928
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 4228	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 559
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4960	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 4410
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 4102	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3929

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