The ballet last night was brilliant! The production was "Spartacus" and the entire event was breathtaking. John stayed awake and was enthusiastic about the performance so this pretty well validates my opinion. Ufa is the birthplace of the famous Rudolf Nureyev so ballet has a very rich history here. I cannot wait until the next production.
After lecture preparation this morning, we headed out for a walk through the city. The sun was partly shining so we hated to stay in the apartment and miss the 50 degree weather. We made it up to one of the landmarks of the city, a beautiful statue where many wedding parties were gathered today. There was accordion music, laughing, champagne, and pictures. We sat in the sun and enjoyed the activities.
Next, we decided on lunch. Meals continue to be a challenge for us with our poor language skills and unfamiliar food selections. We decided to return to the park where they BBQ on most days.
Today's selection was somewhat puzzling. We could only identify the chicken wings. Previously, we had guessed and were happy with our selection of pork. We asked the young man if he was grilling pork? (in Russian it sounds alittle like swine). We couldn't understand him..."Is that pork?" He happily responds again and we don't understand. I finally "oinked" (yes, I know it's shameful) and he smiles brightly and says "Da" and oinks back at me. Our lunch outside in the sun was lovely.
Now it's dinner time and we are tired of cheese sandwiches and pasta. I found and purchased a frozen pepperoni pizza this evening at the grocery. Sounds simple enough except that we don't have an oven. Our apartment is equipped with a small 2 burner cooktop stove. I have just thawed it and added a fresh tomato, dried mystery spices and have it all ready to "fry"...bon appetit!
After lecture preparation this morning, we headed out for a walk through the city. The sun was partly shining so we hated to stay in the apartment and miss the 50 degree weather. We made it up to one of the landmarks of the city, a beautiful statue where many wedding parties were gathered today. There was accordion music, laughing, champagne, and pictures. We sat in the sun and enjoyed the activities.
Next, we decided on lunch. Meals continue to be a challenge for us with our poor language skills and unfamiliar food selections. We decided to return to the park where they BBQ on most days.
Today's selection was somewhat puzzling. We could only identify the chicken wings. Previously, we had guessed and were happy with our selection of pork. We asked the young man if he was grilling pork? (in Russian it sounds alittle like swine). We couldn't understand him..."Is that pork?" He happily responds again and we don't understand. I finally "oinked" (yes, I know it's shameful) and he smiles brightly and says "Da" and oinks back at me. Our lunch outside in the sun was lovely.
Now it's dinner time and we are tired of cheese sandwiches and pasta. I found and purchased a frozen pepperoni pizza this evening at the grocery. Sounds simple enough except that we don't have an oven. Our apartment is equipped with a small 2 burner cooktop stove. I have just thawed it and added a fresh tomato, dried mystery spices and have it all ready to "fry"...bon appetit!
When you get back home we will take you to Starnes Bar B Q and let you do the ordering!! Let us know how the fried pizza turns out.
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