Ivanovo, Russia

Today we went to the puppet theater in Ivanovo that both Sonia and Anton had participated in when they were younger. The heat wasn't on yet, so we kept our coats on, and walked up by beautiful painted curtains and weavings. The show was really ...

... walk around the grounds of Malinki while Sonia's mom worked to see what arrangements could be made in Ivanovo. Like Spain, the museums are closed on Mondays in Russia, but my dad (a family doctor who also does OB) was curious about the health care system ...

Hilary and I didn't want to get out of bed the next morning, since our beds were so warm and cozy. . .but finally we managed, and Sonia called us to tell she'd woken up late too, so we managed breakfast at the restaurant by ourselves. They had one ...

... and Kazakhstan by the state without any duty. Now there are very expensive import duties on those same materials that companies in Ivanovo can't afford; hence production and profits are way down. But the history of the industry is well preserved in the ...