Yesterday we got up at 8 in order to be on the 10:30 bus to the village. It was nice not to feel rushed getting ready to the bus, but next time we need to rush just a bit more. We missed the bus by 5 minutes and had to wait for the 11:20 one. This bus was still a real bus though (not a mini bus) and it was actually warm-ish. LOL Little One watched a movie the whole way over and killed the battery on the nano. I enjoyed some music and it was actually a nice ride.
We thought the weather was going to be similar to the day before when we walked to the museum but not so. It was very cold as we walked from the bus station to the orphanage. It's about a 20 minute walk. Little One didn't do quite as well, but all in all it wasn't too bad.
They were very strict with the rules this time. Ira was supposed to close the door when she went in or out. She did this quite a bit, as a matter of fact. LOL She seemed pretty uncomfortable around us and was fairly happy at any chance to run out for a minute. It made for an interesting visit.
We tried to buy return bus tickets when we got there so we didn't run into the same problems as we did last time. There wasn't anyone in the booth though. We waited for awhile and then decided to just go ahead and go and then call while we were at the orphanage. At 4pm Masha called a taxi to come get us to take us to the bus station at 4:30 and then called to make sure we could get tickets on that 4:50 bus back. It's a good thing because we found out that actually the last bus was at 4:20. We called the taxi guy back (who charged an arm and a leg to go maybe a mile) and ran over there right away. We made the bus, but not with much time to spare. Hopefully we'll get this thing figured out before long. It was quite the cold ride home though! They don't heat the buses and with the sun having gone down it was VERY cold. I might have to figure out how to carry a blanket with me the whole day. Little One was, as usual, just fine and not at all cold.
After we got home and went to the store, Little One and I showered and then Skyped with both families. By the time we finished, it was bed time! :^) Not a very exciting day. I did, however, take a few pictures of our apartment the night before. Here's where we're at now.
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| There is our front door with the bathroom door to the left. That bed that Little One is on turns into a chair during the day. |
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| Bathroom |
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| Bathroom |
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| Bathroom door again with the kitchen/dining room. Yes, that is a washing machine and the fridge is really that small. No oven either. :^) |
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| This also turns into a bed for Masha |
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| Our bedroom |
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| Our bedroom. Behind the curtain is a balcony |
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| Here you can see the door to the balcony, but it's freezing so we don't go out there. |
Wow, you've made it to the two week mark. Hang in there!! Time has sure been flying by.
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