Friday, May 3, 2013

Sights and smells of a different country

One thing I can't convey to you though a blog post are the sounds, the smells, sights, and tastes of this place.

I've already mentioned the bread, but our favorite bread is a round loaf of whole wheat bread. Sometimes we buy it when it's still slightly warm. Then as we cut it, the knife slices through the delicious, crusty outside to the tender inside. We spread our favorite butter thicker than we should, but wow, so delicious.

There are the trams, the sirens, police vehicles, endless games of soccer, kids shouting on the playgrounds, the small shops lining the streets with open bins of produce, and people walking, always walking.

And one of my favorites: Every evening at 9 pm, the church close to us plays a short melody using bugles (I think). The peaceful strains of the music float through our windows at the time when our bedtime battles are just over.
Here is a picture of the church, taken from our window tonight.



3 comments:

  1. That is what I love so much about traveling. The sights, sounds, smells and tastes that are so different than my everyday. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. The bread! That was what we missed the most when we left Ukraine. We raved about the bread on our posts to friends and family back home. We have pictures of the delicious stuff in our scrapbooks :)

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  3. What a gorgeous picture of the church at night. And what a relaxing way to finish the day. This will be such a wonderful memory once you are home. Darcy

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