Hooray for Victory Day!!!

Who won World War II?? The easier answer is that Germany and Japan lost, right? Here, May 9th is a BIG celebration to honor the soldiers who fought (successfully) in WWII. The weather is finally comfortable enough for casual strolls and to take blog-appropriate photos.

An outdoor photo exhibition in Kuibushev Square (yes, the BIGGEST square in all of Europe).

Severine (from France) and I finally headed out to a local museum after weeks of telling ourselves that we'd go. At Alabin's museum, there were two public exhibits with contemporary art to commemorate the war and another photo exhibition. In this shot, we're looking at letters and posts sent during the war.

We randomly ran into a brass band playing old-fashioned music (I'm being vague because I don't know) and I thought it was cute to see all these older couples dancing. The outdoor milongas in NYC and Washington can't even compare to this...

And how do we foreigners celebrate? We cook...and eat. Actually, we were making a care package for Riet's birthday/trip to Siberia.

As a result, our pieroshki was biracial. The shell tasted and had the texture of an Argentine empanada, whereas the filling was Russian. Tasty nevertheless. Be jealous that you didn't get your hands on these. Or be glad if I'm your good friend...