We left shortly after 6:00 am to a Beautiful Sunrise. This country is really green and really pretty, especially during this time of the year. Sasha likes to drive fast, which is ok for us; means less time in the car. Unless of course you get pulled over. There are Police spaced out all over the highways over here. They are stationary with Radar Guns outside the cars on tripods. They step out in the traffic with a wand and motion to the shoulder, that is how they pull you over. I asked him what keeps someone from not pulling over and to just keep driving. He said that you can't out run the radio. True. About an hour after we got pulled over, oncoming traffic kept flashing their lights at us. The Police had the Highway shut down due to a Motorcade coming through that had the Head of Parliament in it. After about 15 minutes we were able to get back on the road still trying to get to his parents house.
We stopped by his parents house to pick up his Sister, his Niece and her Daughter to take them back to Kiev. Of course, his Sister and Mom fixed a Feist, more breakfast then we could ever think about eating. Really trying to stretch my picky eating habits, however it is difficult with some of the selections that I have been offered.
After leaving the house, we were on the road for about 45 minutes when Sasha pulled over on the side of the highway for his Niece's daughter to use the restroom. Yes, people pull over on the side of the road like we did when we were growing up. Another thing that they do is their Fuel Stations are Full Service, meaning they have an attendant come out and pump the fuel for you. Reminds me of the old days back in the U.S..
Upon arrival in Kiev, we dropped them off at their Condo and went to McDonald's for lunch. YES!!! A Big Mac for me and a Quarter Pounder for Rachelle, AND Some French Fries111 Same package, same restaurant, however not necessarily the same taste.
Sasha was able to get us the same apartment we had earlier in the week, and was able to get it for $5.00 less a night, FAVOR!!! We like the area and are familiar where the grocery stores, pharmacy's and coffee shop's are from here. Plus, if we need to go to the SDA, we are only about 3/4 of a mile away. The Landlord was waiting for us when we pulled up. She came inside and showed us where the washing machine was and how to operate it. Sweet, no more washing clothes in the tub. When we stayed the first few days in Kiev we didn't know there was a washer in the apartment. The door was locked. So we washed the clothes in the bathtub and tried to wring out as much water as possible. However, it was not enough...the clothes were still wet after 8 hours of hanging on the line. Spin cycle is a great thing! How much we take for granted Washers and Dryers in the USA!!! Both the landlord and Sasha left shortly after and Rachelle and I felt like we were Home, in Kiev.
We were able to wash a couple of loads of laundry and get them hanging on the clothes line on the back balcony. I called my dad and was able to catch him up with the events since we had not talked to them for a few days. We were also FINALLY able to connect to some Wireless. We Tango'd (Video Calling App) Jessica and were able to talk to her and Andrew. Momma really needed to see her boy, I wanted to talk to him to, however She really needed to see and talk to him!!!
We went to the Grocery Store. We hadn't walked 1/2 a block from our apartment when we passed a lady wearing an OU Sooners shirt. Really??? In Ukraine? It was pretty cool since we had on our OSU Cowboy shirts. As we approached her I pointed at my shirt and she just started laughing as we passed each other. After we got back with the groceries, We walked to the Coffee Shop and relaxed watching people walking up and down the street while looking through all of the pictures we had taken of Vanya.
Tomorrow is Sunday, and we don't have anywhere to go. It's going to be nice! Trying to see if I want to stay up and get updates on the OSU Football game. I am sure that I will wake up sometime throughout the night and can check then. Good Night and GO POKES!!!
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