Cheboksary
The region we were in is Chuvashia, and the capitol is Cheboksary. That is where we had court, so we had to drive from Shumerlya (where the orphanage is) to Cheboksary. First we went to a park and had to wait for the ‘inspector’ of the city to meet us there because she had to come to court with us. They called her the ‘inspector’ but I think she was really more of the city’s Child Protective Services person.
The kids played in the park a while and then we were on our way.
It was about a 2 hour drive - longer than usual because of the weather - and we had 10 people, plus the two boys crammed into a van with all of our luggage. I find it kind of weird that I’m so obsessive about Andrei’s booster seat back in the US, but here he mostly sits on my lap everywhere we go - and even if he sits in a seat, there are never any seat-belts.
I think Andrei doesn’t like cars much - he seems to get a tummy ache pretty easily. But we managed to make it to our hotel with no sickness.
We checked into our room, which was three rooms really - a bedroom, a living area, and a huge bathroom. There is one Ikea in Moscow, and everything everywhere is decorated with Ikea furniture. Our bed actually was the same bed that we had my dad copy when he built ours. We unpacked a few things and then went downstairs for a late lunch.
There was a cafe attached to the hotel and that is where we ate every day. Every meal included salad (not lettuce, but tuna or chicken salad with mayo - or a greek salad or coleslaw for me), soup, and a main course. Most of the time it was a cutlet, potatoes and vegetables, or I had what they called goulash - mixed vegetables and mushrooms in a sauce. Anyway, all the food was great and we were always stuffed at the end of the meal.
After lunch we went up to our room and Andrei played with the TV. Brent and I bought a 100R internet card and we got online quick. Brent thought it was data-based and not time based though because it ran out after just 15 minutes of downloading Brent’s email.
We crashed pretty early in the evening. I think the couch was meant for Andrei, but there were only two pillows and no extra blankets, so we all slept in the king sized bed. We also realized at that time that I had forgotten to pack Andrei’s pajamas, but we thought he’d be warm enough between us so he just slept in his undershirt and shorts.
Our room was so light that I had to convince Andrei that it actually was night as he kept wanting to get up and watch more TV.
And there was evening and there was morning the first day of parenthood.
The kids played in the park a while and then we were on our way.
It was about a 2 hour drive - longer than usual because of the weather - and we had 10 people, plus the two boys crammed into a van with all of our luggage. I find it kind of weird that I’m so obsessive about Andrei’s booster seat back in the US, but here he mostly sits on my lap everywhere we go - and even if he sits in a seat, there are never any seat-belts.
I think Andrei doesn’t like cars much - he seems to get a tummy ache pretty easily. But we managed to make it to our hotel with no sickness.
We checked into our room, which was three rooms really - a bedroom, a living area, and a huge bathroom. There is one Ikea in Moscow, and everything everywhere is decorated with Ikea furniture. Our bed actually was the same bed that we had my dad copy when he built ours. We unpacked a few things and then went downstairs for a late lunch.
There was a cafe attached to the hotel and that is where we ate every day. Every meal included salad (not lettuce, but tuna or chicken salad with mayo - or a greek salad or coleslaw for me), soup, and a main course. Most of the time it was a cutlet, potatoes and vegetables, or I had what they called goulash - mixed vegetables and mushrooms in a sauce. Anyway, all the food was great and we were always stuffed at the end of the meal.
After lunch we went up to our room and Andrei played with the TV. Brent and I bought a 100R internet card and we got online quick. Brent thought it was data-based and not time based though because it ran out after just 15 minutes of downloading Brent’s email.
We crashed pretty early in the evening. I think the couch was meant for Andrei, but there were only two pillows and no extra blankets, so we all slept in the king sized bed. We also realized at that time that I had forgotten to pack Andrei’s pajamas, but we thought he’d be warm enough between us so he just slept in his undershirt and shorts.
Our room was so light that I had to convince Andrei that it actually was night as he kept wanting to get up and watch more TV.
And there was evening and there was morning the first day of parenthood.
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