ers, many outside stands had opened and there was a general feeling of celebration. We ventured out onto the Volga Bridge (there is a walking path on the bridge). Halfway across the bridge (about 1 mile) you can descend some steps to a small beach. We walked around the beach and the kids had fu
n swinging and exploring. I was a wreck as we walked on the bridge. It looked as if it had been constructed A LOOOONG time ago. There were holes in the concrete and at times I could see through the bridge to the Volga below! The kids thought it was hysterical that I was so nervous about the condition of the bridge. After our trip on the bridge we were all tired and we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. There were some pictures on the menu so we pointed to order. We thought we ordered chicken for the kids, turns out that they got duck! The kids were great that day, we walked over 6 miles and they didn't complain at all!On Monday we went on a picnic. Our friends, Todd and Katya were going to the forest with some of their friends from church and they invited us to join them. We drove about 20 miles out of Saratov to get to the forest. We were excited to leave the city for the first time since we have been here. As we left the city there were many wide open places. Most people live in the cities and the rest of the land is n
ot owned by anyone. You can camp, picnic etc. in any of these places. There are no regulations about where you go and what you do. So, we pull into the forest and get a fire going for some kebobs. As we are sitting and relaxing we notice quite a bit of smoke behind us. Apparantly we were in the midst of a forest fire! Our friends called the fire department and then proceeded to grab blankets and head to the fire to work on putting it out. Ken, myself and another couple stayed back to watch the kids and pack up should the fire get too close. The other couple noted that the fire department might
take a while to come (this being a holiday weekend and all). There were a few tricky moments when the fire was quite near us. Twice we packed up and were getting ready to go. Ken and I were both nervous about the whole situation. The fire was very close and we were both thinking about how quickly fire can move, spread and change direction. After an hour the fire department came and worked on extinguishing the flames. They were very thankful to our friends for their efforts in putting out the fire. Ken was joking that the fire was the "Russian way to BBQ" which just cracked up one of the guys, who quickly got us kebobs to pose with. The fire was still burning at this point, but there is only smoke in the distance in this shot! Except for the fire, we had a lovely day out in the forest. The fresh air was great for all of us and we came home tired but happy!
ot owned by anyone. You can camp, picnic etc. in any of these places. There are no regulations about where you go and what you do. So, we pull into the forest and get a fire going for some kebobs. As we are sitting and relaxing we notice quite a bit of smoke behind us. Apparantly we were in the midst of a forest fire! Our friends called the fire department and then proceeded to grab blankets and head to the fire to work on putting it out. Ken, myself and another couple stayed back to watch the kids and pack up should the fire get too close. The other couple noted that the fire department might
take a while to come (this being a holiday weekend and all). There were a few tricky moments when the fire was quite near us. Twice we packed up and were getting ready to go. Ken and I were both nervous about the whole situation. The fire was very close and we were both thinking about how quickly fire can move, spread and change direction. After an hour the fire department came and worked on extinguishing the flames. They were very thankful to our friends for their efforts in putting out the fire. Ken was joking that the fire was the "Russian way to BBQ" which just cracked up one of the guys, who quickly got us kebobs to pose with. The fire was still burning at this point, but there is only smoke in the distance in this shot! Except for the fire, we had a lovely day out in the forest. The fresh air was great for all of us and we came home tired but happy!
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