Ivanovo, Russian Federation

... went to the market to buy ingredients for the Indian dinner we'd promised to cook them. On the way there we had a true crowded Russian bus experience - at one point I was sure there was no way another person could fit anywhere on the bus - but it almost ...

... of Barcelona and many interesting black-and-white photos. Then Sonia took us to the Red Cathedral - the newest Russian Orthodox church in Ivanovo, made of red brick with impressive black onion domes. Since it was an active church, we women had to cover ...

... a home. We exchanged gifts, conversation, ideas, shared pictures and slides, and listened to Sonia's guitar and singing in Russian, Esperanto, and English. :) Then we went back to Malinki to go to the baths, which were wonderfully warm and relaxing. ...

... 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 ...