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: 5948	A rodent. Date: 2004 Views: 3614
Aunt Elena at work at a late hour. Date: 2004 Views: 4286	Aya. Date: 2004 Views: 4325
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church_cemetery_0776web Date: 2013 Views: 296	Cousin Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3874
crucifiction_web Date: 2013 Views: 303	Drei Genossen, Die Cousinen. Date: 2004 Views: 4360
Euro wallpaper. Date: 2004 Views: 8839	Flowers for Grandma. Date: 2004 Views: 3685
Galina, Volodja's sister. Date: 2004 Views: 4591	Grandma and one of her neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 4245
Grandma Aya aka Khaya or Anna, depending on the time and the place. Date: 2004 Views: 3933	Grandma smiles. Date: 2004 Views: 3801
hands_medals_0912web Date: 2013 Views: 301	Her eye. Date: 2004 Views: 3796
Karla, a German student studying in Norway. Date: 2004 Views: 4643	kostya_0727web Date: 2013 Views: 300
love_cake_0269web Date: 2013 Views: 297	maja_cries_0553web Date: 2013 Views: 3054
maja_reaches_0530web Date: 2013 Views: 2846	Marushka. Date: 2004 Views: 4556
maya_smiles_0461web Date: 2013 Views: 2678	Mila, grand-daughter of Grandma's neighbors, Slava's niece. Date: 2004 Views: 4499
Mila. Date: 2004 Views: 3885	My cousins, Sasha and Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4618
Next time I visit, I should be able to say more than just "Entschuldigen sie bitte!" Date: 2004 Views: 4415	Niklas, Sasha's charming boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 4233
Now and then. Date: 2004 Views: 3997	old_clock_0762web Date: 2013 Views: 299
Oleg and Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3763	Oleg, photo by Inna. She, in turn, modeled for me. Date: 2004 Views: 3694
oleg_zhenya_9231web With Zhenya on the Rein ferry Date: 2013 Views: 3032	oleg_zhenya_germany_9262web with Zhenya Date: 2013 Views: 2713
photosession_9266web Date: 2013 Views: 308	rajiv_niklas_guitar_0003web Date: 2013 Views: 307
rajiv_zhenya_9400web Date: 2013 Views: 312	Reunited with me, the ape takes it easy in Tennessee. Date: 2005 Views: 3994
Sasha at a gathering of her classmates. Date: 2004 Views: 3671	Sasha on the phone with her boyfriend. Date: 2004 Views: 3652
Sasha with one of Grandma's many photo albums. Date: 2004 Views: 3571	Sasha. Date: 2004 Views: 3655
sculptures_0899web Date: 2013 Views: 294	She is very popular with her friends. Date: 2004 Views: 3507
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Slava, one of the sons of Grandma's neighbors. Date: 2004 Views: 3729	stainedglass_0754web Date: 2013 Views: 306
Teaching Sasha to smile. Date: 2004 Views: 3588	The ever-popular Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 4663
The weather wasn't very good for taking pictures of the city. Date: 2004 Views: 4787	Uncle Volodja, a chess masster and an all-around great guy. Date: 2004 Views: 4550
Waiting for a delayed plane at the Amsterdam airport. Date: 2004 Views: 4025	yulia_karina_0126web Date: 2013 Views: 311
Zhenja -- isn't she cute! Date: 2004 Views: 4689	Zhenja amused by down plucked from my jacket. Date: 2004 Views: 4143
Zhenja on the infamous staiway of her new home. Date: 2004 Views: 3903	Zhenja. Date: 2004 Views: 3744

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