19 August 1997
This has been a lovely Russian holiday with a grand Russian family – with hospitality of the finest kind, including music, Dianna The Talking Dog, a paddle on the lake in a Russian baidarka (with Dianna The Talking Dog at the conn), the evening swim and visit to the Banya (sauna) was the perfect end of this lovely day. The food was “Va gusna” (delicious) and the lessons in Russian from aunts, nieces, grandmother and sister-in-law made me feel a part of this family.
I hope to return