A couple more shots from the wednesday bbq. Thursday came and they are finally starting to realize that we are not risks to national security. They have started to set up daily trips to the town of Yazny. Hmmmmm...the town of Yasny. Built in 1961, about 30,000 people, they are celebrating their 45 years this year. No paved roads to speak of running in and out. Didn't see one stop light. The dirt roads are less bumpy than the semi-paved ones. The buildings are gray...not in color, but in appearance...old, no single family homes. Stalin and Lenin built huge Wissahickon apartment type buildings. Everyone got their own 800 sq. foot of living space, and liked it. The buildings are run down, but I am told the insides are immaculate. Never take for granted what we have in the states. The grocery store, the MAIN grocery store in town had 2 aisles of alcohol and 3 aisles of food products, and was about twice the size of a 7-11. Just different. Spent some rubles on some things. Lays potato chips, found a bag of bagel chips. No pretzels to speak of. Did find kraft singles tho. YUMMY!! People were very nice tho. They were not used top seeing Americansky's in town. Got lots of stares. We have a black guy with us, from DTSA, these people have never seen a black man. Some of them were staring in awe, hesitating, and then coming up to him to get a picture. Incredible. A couple more shots from the picnic. The gang, Elena in the dark hair, Tanya is the blonde, and Dr. Nikolayev, the other pic is later on that night, John LaValley from vegas, your truly and Vileri Vouron, the big wig from Yushnoy, our rocket supplier. There was really nothing to photo in town. Will go again and maybe see something.