Back in Kiev

I didn't post yeserday because I thought that Tonya and Joe would be back in Kiev in time to update. They did arrive back in Kiev but not in time to get settled and then venture out to find internet access. To bad they can't get on the internet at their new favorite place, McDonalds. So I am providing one more update for them and then they should be able to post tomorrow. Below is their e-mial:

"We are finally back in Kiev and BigMacs have been injested. We feel like people who have been deprived of food for so long that we need to be careful what we eat- except that we tore right into our Macs and didn't look back. So far the only side effect is that happy feeling from having a full stomach and from having eaten something different than slaw, mashed potatoes or chicken soup for the last seven days!

We have begun describing Radamushel in terms of towns in horror movies that just will not let you leave - where you drive and drive and when you turn the corner you are back in the same town. We were going to come back to Kiev Friday, but because the paperwork was going to be finished yesterday we stayed the weekend. Then it did not get finished and we had to stay Monday night. Today we thought we would be leaving by 12 and it was 3. Then we got all our stuff (just barely) in a cab and started heading out and he found out exactly where we were going and did not want to go there so he lierally drove around the block - and we took our stuff back out of the cab right back in front of the hotel. We had better luck with the second guy although he did abruptly stop at the last building before leaving town, causing us to wonder what the deal was, but he came back out with a Coke and off we went.

We are happily ensconced back in Apartment #44 (our favorite - even the apartment owner was glad to see us back and remembered our names). This is our third time in this building and second time in #44. We are actually going to try and get it when we come back with the kids. We have happily been roaming around the apartment - it is like the Biltmore compared to our hotel room."

Tonz and Yo