Today's trip to the
dacha was a great success! It was cool, around fifty degrees, but the sun was out part of the time and we had plenty of warm clothes to keep us from becoming
zamyorzli (frozen.) The
dacha belongs to one of our Russian instructors and she and her family generously invited us to spend the day. They have a nice little summer house, a place to build a fire, a garden, basketball hoop, and they are in the process of building a private
banya or bath-house. This paradise is located about an hours' drive from Vladimir, but not that far as the crow flies. It is in a small villiage that was once large, but is now only occupied by people with summer homes. This is a picture of the church that was built in the 18th century, but was neglected in during Soviet times. It is quite striking, the first thing you notice about the place.
This is a picture of us standing outside the dacha as we are preparing to leave. Relaxed and rested, even though we spent a good part of the time playing games, eating, drinking tea, and all the rest. The best part of the day was the meal: as advertised, we had
shashlik, plenty of vegetables, tea, snacks, cheese, bread, and all the rest. It was all in all a great day. I thouroughly enjoyed the Russian countryside and the weather was, while cold, pleasant and certainly bearable. All in all, it was a great day: it makes me wish I had a
dacha of my own. I'll include a few more pictures just for the fun of it...but also check out the other blogs for more fun and insight.
Today's trip to the dacha was a great success! It was cool, around fifty degrees, but the sun was out part of the time and we had plenty of warm clothes to keep us from becoming zamyorzli (frozen.) The dacha belongs to one of our Russian instructors and she and her family generously invited us to spend the day. They have a nice little summer house, a place to build a fire, a garden, basketball hoop, and they are in the process of building a private banya or bath-house. This paradise is located about an hours' drive from Vladimir, but not that far as the crow flies. It is in a small villiage that was once large, but is now only occupied by people with summer homes. This is a picture of the church that was built in the 18th century, but was neglected in during Soviet times. It is quite striking, the first thing you notice about the place.
This is a picture of us standing outside the dacha as we are preparing to leave. Relaxed and rested, even though we spent a good part of the time playing games, eating, drinking tea, and all the rest. The best part of the day was the meal: as advertised, we had shashlik, plenty of vegetables, tea, snacks, cheese, bread, and all the rest. It was all in all a great day. I thouroughly enjoyed the Russian countryside and the weather was, while cold, pleasant and certainly bearable. All in all, it was a great day: it makes me wish I had a dacha of my own. I'll include a few more pictures just for the fun of it...but also check out the other blogs for more fun and insight.
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